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[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
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13378. p. 17. 10 January 1792.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 15963. p. 1323. 4 October 1806.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 17351. p. 696. 18 April 1818.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18691. p. 1215. 18 June 1830.
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