What is recorded here

Mairi was not warning her mother about the castle. She was telling her mother the castle still has rooms, and those rooms still have people. The distinction matters.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Blackness Castle. Former Officers' Quarters as Officers Quarters (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Blackness Castle, located in East Lothian, Scotland, was built by the Douglas family in the 15th century and later held by the Crown. It is important as a key stronghold on the Firth of Forth and is often associated with the "Ship that Never Sailed" due to its ship-like appearance.

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