Governor of Blackness Castle
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The Governor of Blackness Castle was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Blackness Castle
, a Scottish fortress on the Firth of Forth
. Held by the Crown since 1453, Blackness saw military use until 1912 and a brief revival during the First World War.
Blackness Castle
Blackness Castle is a 15th century fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth. It was built, probably on the site of an earlier fort, by Sir George Crichton in the 1440s. At this time, Blackness was the main port serving the Royal Burgh of...
, a Scottish fortress on the Firth of Forth
Firth of Forth
The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea, between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian to the south...
. Held by the Crown since 1453, Blackness saw military use until 1912 and a brief revival during the First World War.
Governors of Blackness
- 1702–1707: David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan
- 1707–1710: Charles Murray, 1st Earl of DunmoreCharles Murray, 1st Earl of DunmoreCharles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore was a British peer, previously Lord Charles Murray.The second son of John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl, he rose to become a general in the British Army and was created Earl of Dunmore, Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin and Tillimet and Viscount of Fincastle, all...
- 1710–1714: David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan
- 1714–1723: Lord William Hay
- 1723–1741: Hon. William KerrWilliam Kerr (MP)William Kerr was a Scottish Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Great Britain.-References:...
- 1744?–1791: Charles Hope-WeirCharles Hope-WeirThe Hon. Charles Hope-Weir was a Scottish politician.Born The Hon. Charles Hope, he was the second son of Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun and Lady Henrietta Johnstone, daughter of William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale...
- 1792–1806: Hon. Charles Hamilton
- 1806–1812: Sir James Henry CraigJames Henry CraigGeneral Sir James Henry Craig KB was a British military officer and colonial administrator.-Early life and military service:...
- 1812–1814: Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount HillRowland Hill, 1st Viscount HillGeneral Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill of Almaraz GCB, GCH served in the Napoleonic Wars as a trusted brigade, division and corps commander under the command of the Duke of Wellington. He became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in 1829.-Early career:Educated at a school in Chester, Hill was...
- 1814–1818: Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of LindseyAlbemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of LindseyLieutenant-General Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey was a British nobleman and general.He was the son of Peregrine Bertie, a barrister and great-great-grandson of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey....
- 1818–1830: Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st BaronetSir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of High MarkGeneral Sir Hew Whitefoord Dalrymple, 1st Baronet was a British Army general and Governor of Gibraltar.-Military career:...
- 1830–1837?: Frederick Augustus WetherallFrederick Augustus WetherallSir Frederick Augustus Wetherall, GCH , British General, of Castle Bear House, Ealing. He took part in the conquest of Java during the Napoleonic Wars, during which campaign he was assisted by his son George Wetherall....
- office abolished