Scotland · 12th century
The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are located in the town of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, 15 miles (24 km) west of Edinburgh. The palace was one of the principal residences of the monarchs of Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries. Although maintained after Scotland's monarchs left for England in 1603, the palace was little used, and was burned out in 1746. It is now a visitor attraction in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.
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Linlithgow Palace ranks #294 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #9 of the 226 mapped in Scotland. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 13,512 times in the last 60 days, more than 96% of the atlas. 13 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Edinburgh, 26 km away. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
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