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Blackness to South Queensferry.

Falkirk, Scotland

Blackness to South Queensferry.

Length13.6 mi
Elev. Gain518.2 ft
Est. Steps31000

Forest

River

Scenic views

Wild flowers

Historic site

Quiet place

Beach

Wild life

Grassland

Bathroom

Playground

Off trail

Rocky

Bugs

Created by Brian McGowan
Introduction
Blackness to South Queensferry. is a 13.6 mile (31,000-step) route located near Linlithgow, Scotland. This route has an elevation gain of about 518.2 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
If you stick to the paths this walk is suitable for all. A nice walk with a lovely stop for a coffee half way .

Blackness Castle

Historical
Blackness Castle is a 15th-century fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth.It was built, probably on the site of an earlier fort, by Sir George Crichton in the 1440s. At this time, Blackness was the main port serving the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow, one of the main residences of the Scottish monarch.

Abercorn

Place
Abercorn (Gaelic: Obar Chùirnidh, Old English: Æbbercurnig) is a village and parish in West Lothian, Scotland. Close to the south coast of the Firth of Forth, the village is around 5 km (3.1 mi) west of South Queensferry. The parish had a population of 458 at the 2011 Census.

Blackness, Falkirk

Place
Blackness is a small village and harbour at Blackness Bay, an inlet of the Firth of Forth in Scotland. It lies 3.4 miles (5.5 km) east-southeast of Bo'ness, 5.0 miles (8.0 km) west-northwest of South Queensferry and 3.8 miles (6.1 km) north-east of Linlithgow, within the council area of Falkirk. It was formerly part of the historic county of West Lothian.

Abercorn Castle

Place
Abercorn Castle was a 12th-century castle near Abercorn in West Lothian, Scotland.The castle was in the poscession of William de Avenel in the mid-12th century, before passing to the Graham family by marriage and was then passed to the Douglas family by marriage. On 18 April 1455, the castle was captured and destroyed by King James II of Scotland, after a siege.

Priory Church, South Queensferry

Place
The Priory Church of St Mary of Mount Carmel, commonly called the Priory Church or St Mary's Episcopal Church, is a congregation of the Scottish Episcopal Church located in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.The church building was constructed in the mid 15th century for the Carmelite Order.

HMS Lochinvar (shore establishment)

Place
HMS Lochinvar was a minesweeping training "stone frigate" (shore establishment) of the Royal Navy, sited at Port Edgar on the Firth of Forth. It was established in 1939. From 1943 to 1946 it was temporarily transferred to nearby Granton Harbour while Port Edgar became a training centre for the 1944 Normandy Landings.

Queensferry Lifeboat Station

Place
Queensferry Lifeboat Station is an RNLI station located in the town of South Queensferry within the boundary of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland in the United Kingdom. The station is currently equipped with an Atlantic 85 lifeboat the Jimmy Cairncross (RNLI Number B-851) on station since 06 September 2012.

South Queensferry

PoliceStation
Queensferry, also called South Queensferry or simply "The Ferry", is a town to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, traditionally a royal burgh of West Lothian. It lies ten miles to the north-west of Edinburgh city centre, on the shore of the Firth of Forth between the Forth Bridge, Forth Road Bridge and the Queensferry Crossing.

Jubilee1

Place
Jubilee FM was launched in 2002 as a local radio station operating under a Restricted Service Licence for one week to celebrate Ferry Fair week. It then continued to operate in this fashion until 2006 when it rebranded as Jubilee1 - part of the Jubilee MultiChannel package

Port Edgar

Place
Port Edgar is a marina on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, immediately west of the Forth Road Bridge and the town of South Queensferry, in West Lothian. Originally a naval base, HMS Lochinvar, Port Edgar is now a busy marina with a sailing school and 300 berths. The Edgar commemorated in the name is Edgar Aetheling, the brother of Queen Margaret (for whom Queensferry is named).
Route Details

Length

13.6 mi

Elev. Gain

518.2 ft

Est. Steps

31000
Created by
Brian McGowan
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