Linlithgow Reed Band lead the 7am morning parade from West Port during 2022 Linlithgow Marches

The 7am morning march from West Port led by standard bearers and Linlithgow Reed Band during the 2022 Linlithgow Marches. An ancient tradition that starts with a series of early morning marches through the Burgh, passing the Cross and Burgh Halls in the centre of Linlithgow. This is the beginning of a wonderful full day of marches and celebrations. Linlithgow is one of Scotland’s most ancient Burghs, having received a royal charter from King Robert II in 1389. This gave the town’s authorities the right to hold markets, claim revenue and administer the port of Blackness. A condition was an annual payment to the king – and the need to patrol the town’s properties and boundary every year - the origin of “The Marches".