Linlithgow Palace, the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots, has been attacked by vandals who damaged its prized 16th-century fountain and left a trail of offensive graffiti across one of the nation’s most revered historic sites.
Police are hunting for those responsible for the “very serious incident” at the Palace on Thursday, with heritage chiefs condemning the “wanton damage” to the historic home of the Stuart kings.
The culprits broke into the palace, which has been broadly closed to the public since 2021 given an ongoing repairs programme, around 9pm on Thursday.
Red spray paint was used to deface walls and flagstone floors within the central courtyard, with a vandal also climbing to the top of the ornate James V fountain, built in 1538, to vandalise the cross at the top with the structure left physically damaged.
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