What is recorded here

Blackness Castle, Landing-place and Jetty appears in Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment. The official map places it within a hundred metres, leaving the exact edge of the water unknown. A landing point suggests people arrived by boat, perhaps carrying goods, messages or fear, while a jetty extends human intention into the living sea. The castle looms above that uncertain line where land ends and water takes over.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Blackness Castle, Landing-place and Jetty as Jetty (period Unassigned), Landing Point (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Blackness Castle was built by the Douglas family in the 15th century and later held by the crown, playing a key role in Scotland's maritime and military history. It is important as a well-preserved example of a medieval fortress and as a symbol of the strategic use of castles along the Scottish coast.

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