Palace · Linlithgow · West Lothian

Linlithgow Palace

Linlithgow Palace is a ruined palace. Its location is inside Linlithgow’s locality. It counts as a part of a Scheduled Monument.

Photo: Linlithgow Palace, Alex Sanz (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Linlithgow

inside the locality

How well known

Top 2%

#99 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Palace in Linlithgow

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#99 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (29 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Linlithgow

Linlithgow Palace is inside Linlithgow’s locality, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Part of a Scheduled Monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Linlithgow has 159 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

The warm months in Linlithgow are July and August, with 18–19°C highs.

Jan7° / 1°94 mm

Feb7° / 1°82 mm

Mar9° / 2°71 mm

Apr11° / 4°53 mm

May14° / 6°56 mm

Jun17° / 9°74 mm

Jul19° / 11°74 mm

Aug18° / 11°83 mm

Sep16° / 9°72 mm

Oct13° / 6°103 mm

Nov9° / 3°94 mm

Dec7° / 1°100 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Linlithgow, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Linlithgow. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Linlithgow’s full climate →

About

Linlithgow Palace

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 29 languages. Add Blackness Castle, 6.1 km away, to a visit; it leads 59 places within 15 km.

Linlithgow’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Palace
Listed: Part of a Scheduled Monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 29 languages
Town: in Linlithgow
Official site: historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/linlithgow-palace/overview

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Mapping Linlithgow Palace

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Linlithgow Palace is the orange one.

Towns near it

Staying near Linlithgow Palace

Home to 16,028 people, Grangemouth is the largest of these 8. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Linlithgow

12,522 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 2.7 km north of it

Bo'ness

14,875 people · 18 places to visit

3 · 6.1 km west of it

Maddiston

3,835 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 6.9 km west of it

Polmont

5,044 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Linlithgow Palace is	People	Places to visit
Linlithgow	It’s in town	12,522	15
Bo'ness	2.7 km north of it	14,875	18
Maddiston	6.1 km west of it	3,835	7
Polmont	6.9 km west of it	5,044	11
Brightons	7.5 km west of it	4,048	9
Grangemouth	8.2 km northwest of it	16,028	18
Winchburgh	8.6 km east of it	4,290	13
Broxburn	8.8 km southeast of it	15,414	14

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Of the 59 within 15 km, look for 6 castles and 2 historic houses.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBlackness Castle6.1 km away 2

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)13 km away 3

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandKinneil House3.8 km away 4

Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandHouse of the Binns5 km away 5

CastleMidhope Castle7.2 km away 6

Historic houseHopetoun House8.8 km away 7

CastleNiddry Castle9.7 km away 8

CastleAirth Castle14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Linlithgow Palace: the answers

Where is Linlithgow Palace?

Linlithgow Palace is in Linlithgow, West Lothian, inside the town’s locality.

What is Linlithgow Palace?

Ruined palace in West Lothian, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Linlithgow Palace?

July and August are the warmest months in Linlithgow, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Linlithgow Palace a listed building?

Yes: part of a Scheduled Monument.

What else is there to see near Linlithgow Palace?

Within 15 km: Blackness Castle (6.1 km), Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins) (13 km), Kinneil House (3.8 km) and House of the Binns (5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blackness Castle: Dr John Wells, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins): Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kinneil House: Tom Sargent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
House of the Binns: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Midhope Castle: Camer01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hopetoun House: User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Niddry Castle: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Airth Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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