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	Linlithgow Palace Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Linlithgow remained in English hands for 13 years, and was used as a residence by Edward II in October 1310.
		Mary Queen of Scots had little impact on Linlithgow during her reign, and by the time James VI succeeded to the throne on her abdication, Linlithgow was said to be in a state of disrepair.
		Linlithgow Palace seems to have continued in use, and was last visited by the Stuart family when Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed here in 1745.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /linlithgow/linlithgowpalace/index.html (889 words)

	Sites Detail
		The magnificent ruins of Linlithgow Palace are set in a park beside a loch.
		Numerous renovations to the palace’s grand facades and chambers were carried out as each sought to create the ideal modern palace.
		The Palace is the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots.
	www.historic-scotland.gov.uk /properties_sites_detail?propertyID=PL_199 (358 words)

	Linlithgow - Palace - Traditional - Arts - Scotland - About the UK - British Council - china
		One of the most magnificent of Scotland's ancient monuments, Linlithgow Palace stands on a promontory jutting into Linlithgow Loch, with vistas north the M9 Stirling-Edinburgh motorway.
		The Palace, which was a royal residence from the 12th to the late 16th century, was occupied in 1298 by King Edward I of England on his way to the Battle of Falkirk.
		In 1301 he returned to establish the town as his headquarters for the campaign of 1301-2, erecting a new castle and reinforcing the Palace's defences.
	www.britishcouncil.org /china-aboutuk-scotland-linlithgow-palace.htm (212 words)

	CastleXplorer - Linlithgow Palace
		It was a favourite residence of the Stuart kings and the birthplace of James V and Mary Queen of Scots.
		A fire in 1424 destroyed the town of Linlithgow along with the parish church and the manor house.
		During the reign of James V the main entrance to the palace was moved from the east to the south side.
	www.castlexplorer.co.uk /scotland/linlithgow/linlithgow.php (346 words)

	Linlithgow Palace
		Linlithgow Palace first appears in records in November 1301 when the Kings Bedchamber was prepared for Edward I of England, who had invaded Scotland in support of John Balliol’s claim to the throne.
		In 1469, James III married Margaret, the daughter of Christian I of Denmark, and both Linlithgow Palace and Doune Castle were included in her marriage portion.
		Linlithgow palace is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots, but she only occasionally resided there.
	www.electricscotland.com /historic/castles/linlithgow.htm (810 words)

	Linlithgow Palace & Mary, Queen of Scots (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The main entrance to the palace, inconveniently situated on the east side, was moved to the south, and an outer gateway was built south of it, giving access to the outer enclosure from the town.
		However, by the time Mary's son, James VI was old enough to assume control of the government in 1585, the years of neglect at Linlithgow were beginning to seriously affect the stability of the palace.
		The new palace buildings at Linlithgow, built after the Union of the Crowns of Scotland and England, were evidently intended to provide fitting accommodation for the enlarged court that would have accompanied the king when he returned to visit his native land.
	www.marie-stuart.co.uk /Castles/Linlithgow.htm (1285 words)

	Linlithgow Palace (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are situated in the town of Linlithgow, Scotland, 15 miles west of Edinburgh.
		The Palace was built in the 14th Century by English forces under Edward I.
		The last resident was Bonnie Prince Charlie who stayed at Linlithgow in 1745 after the failure of his campaign to regain the British throne.
	www.icyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/l/li/linlithgow_palace.html (185 words)

	linlithgow palace pictures and photographs - images of Scottish palaces
		The Palace was the birthplace of James V and Mary Queen of Scots and a popular residence of the Stuart monarchs.
		However, the Palace was again to be destroyed by fire as in 1746 the Duke of Cumberlands army left the Palace to burn.
		Linlithgow was an important royal residence which is now ruined, but enough of it still stands for the visitor to be able to conjure up in the imagination what life in such a vast palace must have been like.
	www.scotlandforvisitors.co.uk /linpalace.php (241 words)

	Scottish Wedding Venues Linlithgow Palace
		By the time of the death of James IV Linlithgow Palace had been transformed into a modern royal residence, with a new west range complete with suites of royal apartments, for the king and queen.
		The Palace then suffered from many years of neglect and by the time King James VI was old enough to assume control of the government in 1585 the neglect was beginning to affect the stability of the palace.
		Various keepers were maintained and the palace was cared for by public commissioners, and work included the restoration of the fireplace in the great hall, and the next 3 decades saw clearance and consolidation.
	www.scottishweddingconsultants.co.uk /castles/linlith/linlith2.htm (442 words)

	Pictures of West Lothian, Linlithgow Palace
		Linlithgow Palace was an important royal residence, the birth place of Mary Queen of Scots.
		Linlithgow is also an important spot on the route of the Union Canal which leads all the way to Falkirk.
		Linlithgow view from the towpath of the Union Canal which follows the contour of the hill above the town.
	www.scotland-flavour.co.uk /west-lothian.html (292 words)

	Angela & Steven - The Web Site
		Linlithgow Palace, located about half-way between Edinburgh and Stirling, is the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots and the residence of the Stewart kings.
		Linlithgow, an important royal residence, is now ruined, but enough of it still stands for the visitor to be able to conjour up in the imagination what life in such a vast palace must have been like.
		The palace was a royal residence from the 12th century.
	www.epagentry.com /angisteve/aspalace.htm (394 words)

	Linlithgow - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Linlithgow is a town and royal burgh, the seat of (the now ruined) Linlithgow Palace.
		Linlithgow Palace, former royal palace, now a ruin, in the town of Linlithgow in West Lothian, Scotland.
		Linlithgow and Falkirk East, United Kingdom parliamentary constituency in eastern-central Scotland, newly created at the 2005 general election owing...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Linlithgow.html (75 words)

	Places to Visit - Linlithgow Palace
		In 1461 the Palace was used as a residence for King Henry VI of England after he had been overthrown by King Edward IV It was King James IV, from 1488 to 1513, who embarked on a major building programme at the Palace (and at Stirling Castle too).
		was also born at Linlithgow and she returned there after the death of her first husband, King Francis II of France.
		stayed at the palace briefly and the English troops of the Duke of Cumberland were billeted there.
	www.rampantscotland.com /visit/blvisitlinlithgow.htm (339 words)

	West Lothian Business Portal - Linlithgow (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Linlithgow (which for the purposes of this Profile includes Linlithgow Bridge) is one of the most popular places to live in Scotland today, and is now the fourth largest town in West Lothian behind Livingston, Bathgate and Broxburn.
		Although Linlithgow’s expansion has been driven by access to jobs across central Scotland, this might not be the case in the future, as the drive to conserve resources puts more emphasis on homeworking and reducing travel to work journeys.
		This is not an option in Linlithgow because of the importance of preserving the historic fabric of the centre and the physical constraints imposed by the Loch to the north and the canal, railway and Bathgate Hills.
	www.westlothian.com /linlithgow (1364 words)

	BBC - History - Scottish History
		The first thing that any visitor to Linlithgow Palace encounters is the entry gate to the palace that publicly displays the European chivalric orders which King James V belonged to: The Order of the Thistle, The Order of the Garter, The Order of St Michael, and The Order of the Golden Fleece of Burgundy.
		Linlithgow was in fact a castle before the Stewart dynasty took the Scottish Crown.
		It was at Linlithgow that Margaret Tudor gave birth to the future King James V. His French queen, Mary of Guise, accustomed to the refinement of French chateaux, is reported to have called the palace a ‘most princely home’.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/scottishhistory/renaissance/trails_renaissance_linlithgow.shtml (420 words)

	Burke's Peerage - Article Library
		Linlithgow Palace is today a ruin but was once an important Royal residence.
		The Palace was the birthplace of James V and Mary Queen of Scots and a popular residence of the Stuart monarchs.
		However, the Palace was again to be destroyed by fire as in 1746 the Duke of Cumberlands army left the Palace to burn.
	www.burkes-peerage.net /articles/calinlithgow.aspx (103 words)

	Linlithgow - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Linlithgow (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Iucha, Scots Lithgae) is a town and Royal Burgh in Scotland.
		The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are situated in the town of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, 15 miles west of Edinburgh.
		Linlithgow is a Royal Burgh located in the central lowlands of Scotland - about 20 miles from...
	encarta.msn.com /Linlithgow.html (147 words)

	Linlithgow Palace, Tour Scotland.
		Dunfermline, Linlithgow Peel was one of the bases of operations for the siege of Stirling Castle which had hitherto defied his efforts to capture it.
		The manor-house had been rebuilt during the reign of David II (1329—71) but it was James I who, in 1425, began the erection of a palace to take the place of the manor-house destroyed by fire in 1424, and it soon became a popular residence for a number of monarchs.
		Following the Scottish defeat at Pinkie in September, 1547, Queen Mary was removed to the Priory of Inchmahome, on an island in the Lake of Menteith, until it was decided to send her to France.
	www.visitdunkeld.com /linlithgow-palace.htm (735 words)

	Linlithgow Palace, birth place of Mary Queen of Scots
		The Palace stands on the site of a Royal Manor, built of timber about the middle of the 12th Century when David I founded the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow.
		Following a fire in 1424 which destroyed the Palace and most of the town, James I began a programme of building which was continued by his successors and completed by James V. Linlithgow Palace was a favourite residence of all the Stewart monarchs.
		As a palace the building served not only as a place of accommodation for hundreds of staff, retainers, footmen, guards and friends and visitors, but also as a carefully controlled environment for regulation access to the monarch.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /virginia.gordon/palace.html (641 words)

	Linlithgow Palace at Travels in the UK - A Perfectly Proper Holiday
		Covers the major events in the turbulent life of Mary Queen of Scots from her birth at Linlithgow Palace to her execution at Fotheringay.
		If I needed a reminder that I was about to visit a Palace as opposed to an abbey or a castle, the outer gates have certainly served that purpose.
		There are other visitors here, but the Palace is so vast that I get the impression we could wander for hours and not know they were here if it weren't for the eerie echoing of voices through the passageways.
	www.skell.org /travels/eleven5.htm (1012 words)

	Linlithgow Palace (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Situated half-way between the great castles of Stirling and Edinburgh, Linlithgow was built on what was probably the site of a royal manor house dating from the mid twelfth century, when King David I founded the burgh and granted the parish church to St Andrews Cathedral Priory.
		James V was born at Linlithgow in 1512 and little use seems to have been made of the palace during his long minority.
		Linlithgow was set aside in 1551 for the use of the widowed Queen, Mary of Guise and the building and repairs during this period were mainly in the Lord Governor's lodging, probably in the north range.
	www.ukheritage.net /castles/linlithg.htm (1276 words)

	SPDA Scottish food, haggis, jam, preserves, shortbread etc
		The Palace was the home of the Stewart kings of Scotland and Mary Queen of Scots was born in the Palace.
		King James V was born at Linlithgow Palace in 1512.
		In 1532 work started to move the main entrance to the palace to the south side and outer gateway was built.James V married Mary of Guise-Lorraine in 1537.She is said to have likened the Palace to the finest chateaux in France.
	www.scottishproducts.com /Newsletters/Issue0006.htm (1213 words)

	Linlithgow Bed and Breakfast Holiday Accommodation
		The palace and church, set in extensive parkland on the south of the small loch remain at the heart of the town.
		Nearby Linlithgow Palace stands, built in the reign of James I in 1424 and continued for the next 200 years.
		Mary Queen of Scots was born in Linlithgow Palace in 1542.
	www.ukbedandbreakfasts.co.uk /scotland/linlithgow/index.html (347 words)

	Linlithgow
		Linlithgow is a small town in the Central Belt of Scotland, Scotland
		Linlithgow is only 11 miles/18 km from Edinburgh International Airport [1].
		Linlithgow is between Junctions 3 and 4 of the M9.
	www.e-journey.net /Linlithgow (168 words)

	Photograph of Linlithgow Palace, Scottish History, Scotland - UK History.
		Linlithgow Palace has probably been a Residence in one form or another at this site since the middle of the 12th century.
		Mary Queen of Scots was born in the palace on December 1542.
		Situation: In the town of Linlithgow between the cities of Stirling and Edinburgh Off the M8 motorway on the A803.
	www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk /linlith.html (119 words)

	Linlithgow Palace Information
		The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are situated in the town of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, 15 miles west of Edinburgh.
		Over the following century the palace developed into a formal courtyard structure, with significant additions by James III, James IV and James V who was born in the palace in April 1512, added the outer gateway and the elaborate courtyard fountain.
		The palace has been actively conserved since the early 19th Century and is managed and maintained by Historic Scotland.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Linlithgow_Palace (327 words)

	Linlithgow Academy - Linlithgow Palace
		The Palace stands on the site of a Royal Manor, built of timber about the middle of the 12th Century when David I founded the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow.
		Following a fire in 1424 which destroyed the Palace and most of the town, James I began a programme of building which was continued by his successors and completed by James V. Linlithgow Palace was a favourite residence of all the Stewart monarchs.
		The Palace is in the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow which is well signposted from the M9 Edinburgh - Stirling motorway.
	www.westlothian.org.uk /Linlithgow-Ac/linpalace.html (313 words)

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