Linlithgow Palace is of course the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots.

Above is a photo of Linlithgow Loch from the top of the palace, not a bad view to look out on.

It’s a long way down and it was very windy, you need a good head for heights!

Huge fireplaces abound in the palace, I dread to think how much wood and coal they must have got through.

The fireplace above is the grandest in the palace, I think it is in the great hall.

The photo above is of a small room at the top of the palace, it has a stone seat wrapped around it and with the addition of some cushions it would be a great place to sit and read or just gossip. Probably that would be the best place to go for some privacy, away from the prying eyes and flapping ears of servants. That would have been my favourite place to sit if I had been around in those days, but I don’t think I would have had a chance to sit there, I would probably have been one of those servants!