Bathgate Castle, Bathgate

#5 among attractions in Bathgate

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Bathgate Castle, near Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle. It was abandoned after 1327 and only the motte survives aside from some earthworks. It was designated a scheduled monument in 1961 by Historic Environment Scotland. ()

Coordinates: 55°53'41"N, 3°37'53"W

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Bathgate United Kingdom

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Bathgate Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Livingston Designer Outlet, Cairnpapple Hill, Funtastic fantasy Golf Limited, Cockleroi.

4.4 miE
Shopping, Outlet mall, Shopping centre
Livingston Designer Outlet, Livingston
112 min walk • Livingston Designer Outlet is the largest outlet mall in Scotland, and opened in October 2000 under the ownership of McArthur Glen as McArthur Glen Livingston Designer Outlet and sits opposite the popular The Centre shopping centre.
2.3 miN
Historical place, Field, View point
Cairnpapple Hill, Bathgate
59 min walk • 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 over about 4000 years, and in its day would have been comparable to better known sites like the Standing Stones of Stenness.
2.5 miE
55°53'60"N • 3°34'4"W
Funtastic fantasy Golf Limited, Livingston
64 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Golf
3.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cockleroi
101 min walk • 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.
0.4 miNW
55°53'50"N • 3°38'26"W
Bathgate Golf Club, Bathgate
10 min walk • Golf
0.7 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Regal Community Theatre, Bathgate
19 min walk • The Regal Community Theatre is a Scottish cinema and venue situated in Bathgate, West Lothian. The building became a listed building in 1999 and was upgraded to Category B in 2008, the decisive factor being the plasterwork by John Alexander.
4.1 miSW
Park
Polkemmet Country Park
104 min walk • Polkemmet Country Park is located 2 kilometres west of the town of Whitburn in West Lothian, Scotland and east of the village of Greenrigg. It is a 3 star Visitor Attraction. It is adjacent to the M8 motorway, 2 kilometres east of the "Heart of Scotland" services at Harthill.
3.3 miE
Museum
Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry, Livingston
84 min walk • The Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry was created in 1990, to preserve the history of the shale industry in West Lothian and beyond. It is sited on a former mill at Millfield, near Livingston, Scotland. It is attached to the Almond Valley Heritage Centre, a large farm and play area.
3.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Dechmont Law
89 min walk • Dechmont Law is a hill in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. It lies around 700 yards southwest of the village of Dechmont, which provides its name. It is known locally as "Decky Hill" or as "Dechmont Hill". "Deer Hill" is another peak of the same hill, to the northeast of the main peak.
4 miN
Park
Beecraigs
102 min walk • 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.
2.9 miN
Historical place, Church, Romanesque architecture
Torphichen Preceptory, Bathgate
73 min walk • 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.