This is the area I grew up in, not far from Edinburgh, and I took it as a personal challenge to show Yvette some fun things to do in West Lothian.
Scotland’s West Lothian region is rich with history, celebrities, and golf. Here’s what to do and see between Edinburgh and Scotland.
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Sepia remake of a previous photo, Linlithgow Palace with its grand fountain, West Lothian, Scotland.
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Linlithgow Palace is a Renaissance ruin that was the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots. It's located in Linlithgow in West Lothian, Scotland.
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On 18 September, Scotland voted to stay in the UK by 55% to 45%: a wider margin than most expected, but still close enough to warrant the constitutional re-think promised […]
This is the area I grew up in, not far from Edinburgh, and I took it as a personal challenge to show Yvette some fun things to do in West Lothian.
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Your guide to visiting Linlithgow Loch in Scotland. Mary Queen of Scots was born here in 1542 which was a convenient rest stop for royals during the Stewart period when they were traveling from Edinburgh to Stirling Castle.
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Linlithgow Palace is a Renaissance ruin that was the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots. It's located in Linlithgow in West Lothian, Scotland.
Some of Britain’s best houses and castles are in Scotland, with their own distinctive character, impressive architecture and fascinating interiors. We take a look inside seven of the finest...
On voit sur l'aile est l'entrée originale du château flanquée de niches et surmontée des armoiries royales. La grande fenêtre ainsi que les six autres fenêtres indiquent l'emplacement de la grande salle du château. Le Palais de Linlithgow a joué un rôle important dans l'histoire de l'Ecosse et, en particulier dans l'histoire des Stuart, c'est le lieu de naissance de Marie Stuart et de son père jacques V. Après le grand incendie de 1424, Jacques Ier entreprend la construction d'un nouveau château à Linlithgow dès 1425, Ses successeurs complètent la construction et y séjournent fréquemment.
There is a great selection of things to do in West Lothian and Midlothian. This post lists the best towns and villages in West Lothian and Midlothian.
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Blackness Castle is a formidable 15th-century castle that stands on the shores of the Firth of Forth in West Lothian, Scotland.
There is a great selection of things to do in West Lothian and Midlothian. This post lists the best towns and villages in West Lothian and Midlothian.
A crowd was starting to gather in the courtyard at Linlithgow Palace. To the left is a man standing in the arched entry from the south side. Linlithgow Palace was a favorite of the royals of Scotland because of its beautiful setting next to a lake. The palace you see today is much as it was left by Cumberland's troops in 1746. The ground floor and first floor of the building are largely accessible, together with some basement areas. And in the corner towers it is possible to access some of the upper parts of the palace. But for the most part the floors and roofs have all gone above first floor level. What you are left with are a series of remarkably tall hollow shells surrounding the central courtyard. Also on view is the recently-restored fountain in the palace courtyard. This remarkable structure was originally commissioned by James V in 1537. Water and stone form an inevitable recipe for erosion, and the statue needed constant attention over the centuries. In the 1930s it had to be dismantled and rebuilt and in 2000 it was removed altogether for a total restoration. The fountain that was unveiled on 10 August 2005 is a magnificent testament to the stonemason's art, with about two-thirds of the original having to be replaced. To help preserve it for the future, the fountain now only operates at weekends in July and August.
I have known about the Scottish Owl Centre for a long time, but we just never got around to going. It's not too far from our house so you would think we would go more often. However, I decided
There is a great selection of things to do in West Lothian and Midlothian. This post lists the best towns and villages in West Lothian and Midlothian.
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Old photograph of a Tram, shops, cars, people, and hotel on the High Street in Falkirk, Scotland. George Forrest was a Scottish botanist, who became one of the first explorers of China's then remote southwestern province of Yunnan, generally regarded as the most biodiverse province in the country. He was born in Falkirk, Scotland on 13 March 1873. He went to Kilmarnock Academy. On leaving school, he was apprenticed with a local chemist until 1891 when, on the inheritance of a small legacy, he decided to travel to Australia, where he searched for gold and also worked on a sheep station before returning to Scotland in 1902. Forrest's life then took a most unexpected turn; caught in a shower while fishing the Gladhouse Loch in Tweedsdale, he sought shelter beneath an overhanging bank where he chanced upon an ancient stone coffin. The discovery led to his introduction to Professor Bayley Balfour, Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, who offered him a job in the Herbarium. Whilst Forrest doubtless found the indoor work dull, it was to provide an excellent preparation for his explorations. A year later, Balfour recommended Forrest, now aged 30, to Liverpool horticulturist and cotton broker Arthur Kilpin Bulley, who was sponsoring an expedition to southwestern China in search of exotic plants, particularly species of rhododendron, of which Yunnan has many. Altogether, Forrest made seven trips to Yunnan, collecting samples and seeds for the Herbarium and for avid collectors willing to pay for new species to add to their collections. In total, he brought back perhaps 31,000 plant specimens. Forrest married Clementina Traill in 1907; they had three sons. On 5 January 1932, while hunting game in the hills near Tengchong, the town wherein Forrest traditionally set up his base, he suffered a massive heart attack and died instantly. He was buried at Tengchong, next to his friend George Litton, who had been Acting British Consul there until his death 26 years earlier. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission. View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.
Hopetoun House is a magnificent country house near Queensferry, West Lothian, that was built between 1699-1701 and designed by Sir William Bruce.
