Ballencrieff Reservoir
Ballencrieff Reservoir is a reservoir in West Lothian, Scotland. Ballencrieff Reservoir is situated nearby to the hamlet Ballencrieff Toll, as well as near the village Torphichen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cairnpapple Hill and Torphichen Preceptory.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linlithgow and Bathgate.
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.
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.
Ballencrieff Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9206° or 55° 55′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.6353° or 3° 38′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C7RW9C7+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 247945965OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
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