after all), Blackness is one of the most striking, perched on the water of the Firth of Forth. Built in the 1400s, the castle was not only a residence for the Crichton family – one of Scotland's ...

John's own son, Angus Òg, challenged him for control of the clan in the battle of 'Bloody Bay' off the coast of Mull. Video: A history of Scotland: Language is Power.