Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Linlithgow Palace Sunrise

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An early November sunrise over Linlithgow, West Lothian.

Linlithgow has been a Royal Burgh since David I built a hunting lodge on the site of Linlithgow Palace in the 1100s. Being situated halfway between the castles at Edinburgh and Stirling, it was an ideal location for an overnight stay, saving the monarch the bother of returning to either of the castles after a long day's hunting. The present palace was begun by James I in 1424, with subsequent additions by James III, James IV and James V. Mary Queen of Scots was born in the Palace in 1524. When Bonnie Prince Charlie arrived on his way south to Edinburgh after arriving in Scotland in 1745, the fountain in the courtyard was made to flow with wine in his honour. But it was set alight by the troops of the Duke of Cumberland following their defeat by the Jacobites at the Battle of Falkirk in January 1746.