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Blackness Castle

fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland
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Blackness Castle

Summary

Blackness Castle is a castle[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Blackness Castle is located in Bo'ness[3].
  • Blackness Castle is located in Falkirk[4].
  • Blackness Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Blackness Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[6].
  • Blackness Castle's commissioned by is recorded as George Crichton, 1st Earl of Caithness[7].
  • Blackness Castle is owned by Historic Environment Scotland[8].
  • Blackness Castle is operated by Historic Environment Scotland[9].
  • Blackness Castle is made of stone[10].
  • Blackness Castle's Commons category is recorded as Blackness Castle[11].
  • Blackness Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.00611111111111, 'lon': -3.516111111111111}[12].
  • Blackness Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/blackness-castle/[13].
  • Blackness Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[14].
  • Blackness Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[15].
  • Blackness Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blackness Castle'}[16].
  • Blackness Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Bathgate and Linlithgow[17].
  • Blackness Castle's historic county is recorded as West Lothian[18].

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Geography

Blackness Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Bo'ness[3], a civil parish[19], in United Kingdom[20] and Falkirk[4], a council area[21], in United Kingdom[22].

Designation and Status

Blackness Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[15].

History and Context

Blackness Castle is owned by Historic Environment Scotland[8].

Why It Matters

Blackness Castle has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Blackness
    Operator → Historic Environment Scotland
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Bo'ness, Falkirk
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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