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
 * 1806–1812: Sir James Henry Craig
 * 1812–1814: Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill
 * 1814–1818: Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey
 * 1818–1830: Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet
 * 1830–1837: Frederick Augustus Wetherall
 * office abolished on Wetherall's resignation