Linlithgow Palace rests roughly 18 miles from Edinburgh and is a 인기 tourist attraction associated with Mary 퀸 of Scots. Today 당신 will see only ruins; a 불, 화재 in 1746 robbed the 성 of its former splendour. Yet, within its stone walls there remains a glimmer of its former glory.

Origins

The 성 first existed as a manor house that once stood as an important strategic point for Edward I of England during the Scottish Wars of Independence until 1424 when a great 불, 화재 the building and surrounding village. Six years later, King James I of Scotland commissioned a new palace to be built...