Sir Andrew Wood of Largo

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Sir Andrew Wood of Largo (d 1515) was a Scottish Sea Captain. Beginning as a merchant in Leith, he rose to become Lord High Admiral of Scotland. He was knighted c. 1495.

He was believed by many to have transported James III across the Firth of Forth to escape the rebels in 1488.

He superintended the building of Dunbar Castle in 1497.


Andrew Wood is the subject of the historical novel The Admiral by Nigel Tranter.

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