Listed Buildings in West Lothian - Linlithgow Palace, Torphichen Preceptory, Avon Aqueduct, St. Michael's Parish Church, Linlithgow (Paperback)

Chapters: Linlithgow Palace, Torphichen Preceptory, Avon Aqueduct, St. Michael's Parish Church, Linlithgow, Howden House, Midhope Castle, Niddry Castle, Blackburn House, West Lothian. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are situated in the town of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, 15 miles west of Edinburgh. A royal manor existed on the site in the 12th century. This was replaced by a fortification known as 'the Peel', built in the 14th century by English forces under Edward I. The site of the manor made it an ideal military base for securing the supply routes between Edinburgh Castle and Stirling Castle. In 1424, the town of Linlithgow was partially destroyed in a great fire. King James I started the rebuilding of the Palace as a grand residence for Scottish royalty, also beginning the rebuilding of the Church of St Michael immediately to the south of the palace: the earlier church had been used as a storeroom during Edward's occupation. Over the following century the palace developed into a formal courtyard structure, with significant additions by James III and James IV. James V, who was born in the palace in April 1512, added the outer gateway and the elaborate courtyard fountain. Mary, Queen of Scots, was born at the Palace in December 1542 and occasionally stayed there during her reign. After the Union of the Crowns in 1603 the Royal Court became largely based in England and Linlithgow was used very little. Although King James VI had the North range rebuilt between 1618 and 1622, the only reigning monarch who stayed in Linlithgow after that date was King Charles I who spent one night there in 1633. Parts of the Church of St Michael were brought into use as they were completed, and the church was completed in 15...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=35943