Rigghead Plantation
Rigghead Plantation is a forest in West Lothian, Scotland. Rigghead Plantation is situated nearby to the locality South Mains, as well as near the hamlet North Mains.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cairnpapple Hill and Beecraigs.
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.
Beecraigs
Park
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
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.
Deans
Suburb
Deans is a small community within the town of Livingston in West Lothian, Scotland. Deans is situated in the northern part of Livingston, The western area of Deans was formerly known as Livingston Station, as it is the location of former oil works and a railway station.
Rigghead Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9326° or 55° 55′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.5859° or 3° 35′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C7RWCM7+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 940444913OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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