Beecraigs
Beecraigs is a country park in West Lothian, approximately 2 miles south of the town of Linlithgow and 3 miles north-east of Bathgate and is a 4 star Visitor Attraction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: country park in West Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Beecraigs Country Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cockleroi and Cairnpapple Hill.
Cockleroi
Peak
Photo: AlastairG, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cockleroi or Cockleroy is a prominent hill in Scotland. It is Linlithgow's local hill. On its top there are some remains of an Iron Age's hill fort.
Cairnpapple Hill
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Cairnpapple Hill is a hill with a dominating position in central lowland Scotland with views from coast to coast. It was used and re-used as a major ritual site for around 4000 years, and in its day would have been comparable to better known sites like the Standing Stones of Stenness. Cairnpapple Hill is situated 2 miles southwest of Beecraigs.
Linlithgow railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Linlithgow railway station is a railway station serving the town of Linlithgow in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line, and is also served by ScotRail services from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunblane. Linlithgow railway station is situated 1½ miles north of Beecraigs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linlithgow and Kingscavil.
Linlithgow
Photo: Xenophule, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Linlithgow is a small town in The Lothians in central lowland Scotland, 20 miles west of Edinburgh. It's a commuter town for the city, with a population in 2020 of 12,840.
Kingscavil
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingscavil is a small settlement in West Lothian lying between Linlithgow and Bridgend on the old A9. Kingscavil is situated 2 miles northeast of Beecraigs.
Torphichen
Village
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torphichen is a historic small village located north of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland. The village is approximately 18 miles west of Edinburgh, 7 miles south-east of Falkirk and 4 miles south-west of Linlithgow. Torphichen is situated 2½ miles southwest of Beecraigs.
Beecraigs
- Categories: country park and recreation area
- Location: West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95122° or 55° 57′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.59974° or 3° 35′ 59″ westElevation
738 feet (225 metres)Inception
1979Open location code
9C7RXC22+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 23744403OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
8394284Wikidata ID
Q4879713
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In Other Languages
“Beecraigs” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “比克雷格斯”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Beecraigs”. Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.