
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Blackness Castle, Pier as Pier (period Unassigned). 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, Pier was part of a 15th-century coastal defense system built by the Crown in Scotland, primarily to protect the Firth of Forth. It is remembered as a key component of the strategic military architecture associated with Blackness Castle, a historic fortress linked to Scottish history and the Stewart dynasty.
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Places near here
Blackness CastleCastle (medieval), Prison (15th Century) · 111 yd
Blackness Castle BaySite (period Unassigned) · 378 yd
Blackness BayBay · 438 yd
Blackness, PierPier (period Unassigned) · 512 yd
Blackness, Blackness Boat ClubClubhouse (20th Century) · 521 yd
Blackness War MemorialMemorial · 600 yd
CarridenBarbed and Tanged Arrowhead (period Unassigned) · 741 yd
MannerstonTower House (medieval) · 1.1 mi
Shore WoodWood · 1.7 mi
Foxhound: Charlestown Harbour, Upper Firth of ForthCraft (19th Century) · 2.0 mi
Charlestown LimekilnsVisitor information · 2.1 mi
Scottish Lime Centre - Charlestown WorkshopsHeritage attraction · 2.2 miOther information
Photo: M J Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0