Governor of Blackness Castle

The Governor of Blackness Castle was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Blackness Castle, a Scottish fortress on the Firth of Forth. Held by the Crown since 1453, Blackness saw military use until 1912 and a brief revival during the First World War.

Governors of Blackness

• 1702–1707: David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan
• 1707–1710: Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore
• 1710–1714: David Erskine, 9th Earl of Buchan
• 1714–1723: Lord William Hay
• 1723–1741: Hon. William Kerr
• 1744?–1791: Charles Hope-Weir
• 1792–1806: Hon. Charles Hamilton^[1]
• 1806–1812: Sir James Henry Craig^[2]
• 1812–1814: Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill
• 1814–1818: Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey
• 1818–1830: Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet^[3]
• 1830–1837?: Frederick Augustus Wetherall^[4]
• office abolished

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 13378. p. 17. 10 January 1792.
2. The London Gazette: no. 15963. p. 1323. 4 October 1806.
3. The London Gazette: no. 17351. p. 696. 18 April 1818.
4. The London Gazette: no. 18691. p. 1215. 18 June 1830.