Blackness Castle, Linlithgow — Mary Queen of Scots

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Where to go

56.006111, -3.516111

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Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title

Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

On screen

Holyrood Castle

In real life

Blackness Castle, Linlithgow

Can you visit?

Open to the public, ticketed

Time to allow

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Confidence

Probable

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Blackness Castle today

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Also filmed here

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Questions

Where exactly did Mary Queen of Scots film at Blackness Castle?

At 56.006111, -3.516111 in Linlithgow. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Can you visit Blackness Castle?

Open to the public, ticketed.

What else was filmed near Blackness Castle?

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