The Fortress of Bickerton Hall Farm that withstood the Times
If you travel up the Hill from Whitburn to Longridge, you will see what looks like a fortress on the hill. Like a medieval Mott and Baillie fortress, It’s buildings are firmly standing on an Island of banked earth as it rises above its surrounding fields. With it’s long causeway cutting through these fields to […]
East Whitburn Mains – The Execution of a Bygone Era
Do you remember the ‘Hens Nest Road’ that ran from the village of East Whitburn to the village of Bents before it was developed with new houses? If so, then you will be sure to remember East Whitburn Mains. It was the Farm with the Big red barn that was situated about a quarter of […]
The Invisible History of Scotland’s Other Clearances -The Pen Was Mightier Than the Torch
When we speak of historical displacement in Scotland, the mind immediately wanders to the mist-shrouded glens of the north: the tragic spectacle of the Highland Clearances, burning thatch, and families driven onto ships to make way for sheep. But a quieter, arguably more systemic revolution occurred decades earlier across the rolling hills of West Lothian. […]