Linlithgow Palace rests roughly 18 miles from Edinburgh and is a 流行的 tourist attraction associated with Mary 皇后乐队 of Scots. Today 你 will see only ruins; a 火, 消防 in 1746 robbed the 城堡 of its former splendour. Yet, within its stone walls there remains a glimmer of its former glory.

Origins

The 城堡 first existed as a manor house that once stood as an important strategic point for Edward I of England during the Scottish Wars of Independence until 1424 when a great 火, 消防 the building and surrounding village. Six years later, King James I of Scotland commissioned a new palace to be built...