What is recorded here

Black Castle occupies 38-40 High Street in South Queensferry as a surviving 17th-century house. It is not a remote fortress or abandoned ruin, but a shaped urban building still set inside the town. The name suggests a dark legend, yet the address points to ordinary streets, rooms and daily life.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records South Queensferry, 38 - 40 High Street, Black Castle as House (17th 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.

Black Castle in South Queensferry was built in the late 16th or early 17th century, likely by a local landholding family, and served as a defensive residence in a strategically important location near the River Forth. It is remembered for its historical association with the development of Queensferry and as a rare example of a domestic fortified building in the area.

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