Black Castle

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Black Castle by Tom Sargent as part of the Geograph project.

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Black Castle

Image: © Tom Sargent Taken: 2 Sep 2007

Built in 1626 this is the oldest house in South Queensferry. When the sea captain who built it was lost at sea the housemaid was accused of paying a beggar woman to cast a spell on him. Both were burned as witches.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.989663
Longitude
-3.395686