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 on Wetherall's resignation

References

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