< Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
LINLITHGOW, an ancient royal burgh, the county-town of Linlithgowshire, Scotland; 16 miles W. of Edinburgh. Linlithgow Palace, mostly rebuilt between 1425 and 1628, was fired by Hawley's dragoons in 1746. It was the birthplace of James V. and Mary Stuart.
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