Linlithgow by Hannah Blundell

Linlithgow

Created: 4  July  2021  Edited: 29  November  2023

Linlithgow

Local History around Linlithgow

There are some historic monuments around including:

Antonine Wall,Inveravon,Roman camps 420m & 730m SE of Roman: Antonine Wall SM3210Linlithgow Palace, Peel and Royal Park Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard; Secular: palace SM13099Antonine Wall, N of Kinneil Primary School Roman: Antonine Wall SM11639Castlethorn, fort and standing stones 500m ESE of Torphichen Mains Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM11242Bents Cottage, Roman temporary camp 40m SW, 75m SW & 75m NE of Roman: Antonine Wall SM2474Newparks,lime kilns 120m NNE of Industrial: kiln, furnace, oven SM5860Antonine Wall, 120m SSW of Woodside Cottage Roman: Antonine Wall SM12643Torphichen Preceptory, refuge stone at Torphichen Kirk Crosses and carved stones: refuge stone SM1903Myrehead,enclosure 750m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6484Easter Gormyre, refuge stone, 475m ENE of Crosses and carved stones: refuge stone SM7279Raven Craig, cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7571Kinneil House, shell midden 350m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: shell midden SM6918South Mains,homestead moat 200m N of Secular: homestead moat SM6207Nether Kinneil, shell middens 400m ENE of Inveravon Prehistoric domestic and defensive: shell midden SM6917Antonine Wall, Roman temporary camp 105m NNW of Holland Cottage Roman: Antonine Wall SM3202Bonhard House,enclosure 500m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6485Hilltop House, coal pit 250m NNW of Industrial: coal SM11225Broomy Knowes, cairn S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6208Carriden House, Roman fort, annexe and settlement Roman: fort SM12653Torphichen Bridge, mill, lade & trackway 200m NE of Secular: mill (domestic / small-scale) SM11253Almond Castle Secular: castle SM1748Myrehead,windmill Industrial: mill, factory SM2592Antonine Wall and fortlet, 430m E to 850m WSW of Kinneil House Roman: fortlet SM2210Avondale House,palisaded enclosure 630m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded enclosure SM5646Gala Braes,standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM6184Carriden House,church and burial ground 20m SW of Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM5458Easter Manuel,cultivation terraces NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: cultivation terraces SM2570Stacks,enclosure 300m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM4145Antonine Wall,Nether Kinneil-Inveravon,rampart & ditch Roman: Antonine Wall SM3211Carriden House,mound 300m SSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6488Manuel Nunnery Ecclesiastical: nunnery SM1747Cairnpapple Hill, prehistoric ceremonial complex Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM90053Craigmailing,cross slab 550m NW of Crosses and carved stones: cross slab SM1902Antonine Wall, fort and shell middens 240m WSW of The Tower, Inveravon Prehistoric domestic and defensive: shell midden; Roman: Antonine Wall SM3209Peace Knowe,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM1901Stacks,enclosure 250m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6490Lathallan, palisaded enclosure 150m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6919Torphichen Preceptory Ecclesiastical: preceptory SM90305Cockleroy,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2378Windywa's Silvermine, silvermine 300m SW of Wester Tartraven Industrial: mines, quarries SM11226Bonhard House,palisaded homestead 350m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM6486Bowden Hill,fort,Linlithgow Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2283Walton,enclosure 650m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6487Kinneil,church and graveyard Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM4970.

Wildlife in and Around Linlithgow

Mammals found in Linlithgow

There have been 32 species of mammals recorded in the linlithgow area.

(Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)

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Birds found in Linlithgow

There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the linlithgow area.

Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

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Fish found in Linlithgow

There have been 10 species of fish recorded in the linlithgow area.

Bream (Abramis brama)
Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Pike (Esox lucius)
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Tench (Tinca tinca)
Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Pope (Gymnocephalus cernuus)
Roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

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The Hartshead Tower(s)

Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.

As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.

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