Petershill
Petershill is a nature reserve in West Lothian, Scotland. Petershill is situated nearby to the hamlet Ballencrieff Toll, as well as near the town Bathgate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cairnpapple Hill and Bathgate railway station.
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.
Bathgate railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bathgate railway station is a railway station serving the town of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland. Opened on 18 October 2010, it is close to the junction of the former Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway and the former Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway to the east of the 1986 station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bathgate and Armadale.
Bathgate
Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, 5 miles west of Livingston and adjacent to the M8 motorway. Nearby towns are Linlithgow, Livingston, and West Calder.
Armadale
Town
Photo: Dr John Wells, CC BY 3.0.
Armadale is a town within the county of West Lothian in the Central Belt of Scotland. It lies to the west of Bathgate and to the east of Blackridge. Armadale, formerly known as Barbauchlaw, is an ex-mining town which was also known for its brick manufacturing.
Blackburn
Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackburn is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, near both Bathgate and Livingston, two of the larger towns in the county. It is situated approximately 20 miles west of Edinburgh and 25 miles east of Glasgow on the old A8 road.
Petershill
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.9091° or 55° 54′ 33″ northLongitude
-3.6259° or 3° 37′ 33″ westOperator
Scottish Wildlife TrustOpen location code
9C7RW95F+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1221506523OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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