Governor of Blackness Castle

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[edit]

* 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[1]
* 1806–1812: Sir James Henry Craig[2]
* 1812–1814: Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill
* 1814–1818: Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey
* 1818–1830: Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet[3]
* 1830–1837: Frederick Augustus Wetherall[4]
* office abolished on Wetherall's resignation

## References[edit]

1. ^ "No. 13378". The London Gazette. 10 January 1792. p. 17.
2. ^ "No. 15963". The London Gazette. 4 October 1806. p. 1323.
3. ^ "No. 17351". The London Gazette. 18 April 1818. p. 696.
4. ^ "No. 18691". The London Gazette. 18 June 1830. p. 1215.

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