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 References Blackness Castle