Couston Lakes

Places of Interest

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 4,000 years, and in its day would have been comparable to better known sites like the Standing Stones of Stenness.

Torphichen Preceptory

Church

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Torphichen Preceptory is a church in the village of Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland. It comprises the remains of the preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Scotland.

Avon Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Jim Smillie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Avon Viaduct is a bridge.

Places in the Area

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.

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.

Couston Lakes

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