What is recorded here

Linlithgow Palace rises above West Lothian, its pond catching light and memory alike. The water remains beside the stones, unchanged in purpose if not in name. People may have rowed, hidden, or simply watched rain strike the surface. The palace still stands, but the pond is the part that breathes.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Linlithgow, Linlithgow Palace, Pond as Pond (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.

Linlithgow Palace, including its associated pond, was built by King James I of Scotland in the early 15th century and later expanded by his son, James II. It is important as a historic royal residence and as the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots.

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