Blackness Castle

Blackness was once an important trading port and a key player in medieval Scotland's trade with the Baltic. The castle dates from the 15th century and is dramatically situated on a promontory which juts out into the Forth and commands views up and down the coast. It is shaped like a ship and was used as a location by Franco Zeffirelli for his film of Hamlet, starring Mel Gibson.

  

Opening Times

All year

 

Apr - Sep:   9.30 - 5.30   7 days

Oct - Mar:   9.30 - 4.30   Sat - Wed

Admission

Adult: £4.00

Child:  £2.00

Concessions: £3.00

 

Contact Details

Castle, 4 miles NE of Linlithgow on the Firth of Forth, off the A904.

 

Tel: 01506 834 807