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Description
Viewed from the east, Blackness Castle (3mi/4.8km to the west of Edinburgh) resembles the hull of a ship with its bow and stern marked by two towers. The fort was built in the 15th C above a harbor that has since disappeared. It was used as a prison for Covenanters, from 1870 as a weapons store and more recently as a Youth Hostel. In 1990 a version of "Hamlet" starring Mel Gibson was filmed against the backdrop of the castle.
Hobbies & Activities category: Castle, chateau, palace;  Architecture - Medieval
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Hours
April 1 to September 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:309:309:309:309:309:309:30
Closed18:3018:3018:3018:3018:3018:3018:30
October 1 to March 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:309:309:309:30Closed9:3014:00
Closed16:3016:3016:3012:0016:3016:30
Cost
Adult2.20
Concession or reduced rate1.60
Child.75
All values are in local currency.
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