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Linlithgow Palace

The ruins of Linlithgow Palace stand beside St. Michael's Parish Church on a hillock which overlooks Linlithgow to the south and extends into Linlithgow Loch on the north. The park in which it stands is known as the peel.

In 1424 King James I set about a programme of building work, which took little more than a century to complete, with further work taking place between 1618 and 1624. The palace is probably best known as the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots, though her father, James V, was also born here.

The palace has been a ruin since 1746 when fires were left burning.

Today the palace is looked after by Historic Scotland.

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