Governor of Blackness Castle

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The Governor of Blackness Castle was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Blackness Castle, a Scottish fortress on the Firth of Forth. Held by the Crown since 1453, Blackness saw military use until 1912 and a brief revival during the First World War.

Governors of Blackness

1702–1707: David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan

1707–1710: Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore

1710–1714: David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan

1714–1723: Lord William Hay

1723–1741: Hon. William Kerr

1744?–1791: Charles Hope-Weir

1792–1806: Hon. Charles Hamilton

1806–1812: Sir James Henry Craig

1812–1814: Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill

1814–1818: Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey

1818–1830: Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet

1830–1837?: Frederick Augustus Wetherall

office abolished

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