Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, 5 miles (8 km) west of Livingston and adjacent to the M8 motorway. Nearby towns are Linlithgow, Livingston, and West Calder. A number of villages fall under the umbrella of Bathgate, including Blackburn, Whitburn, Stoneyburn, Armadale,Torphichen and Fauldhouse.
View of Bathgate, West Lothian from an aeroplane approaching Edinburgh Airport
Remains of Bathgate's former Parish Church south of Kirkton Park
St Mary’s RC Church, Bathgate by Charles Menart
Former Bathgate Academy in 2010
West Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and was one of its historic counties. The county was called Linlithgowshire until 1925. The historic county was bounded geographically by the Avon to the west and the Almond to the east. The modern council area occupies a larger area than the historic county. It was reshaped following local government reforms in 1975: some areas in the west were transferred to Falkirk; some areas in the east were transferred to Edinburgh; and some areas that had formerly been part of Midlothian were added to West Lothian.
Cairnpapple Hill, historically the highest point in West Lothian before the county boundaries were changed.
Niddry bing
County Buildings in the High Street, Linlithgow, the former headquarters of West Lothian County Council
The town of Armadale