Gateside Farm to the West Side of Whitburn
Once a rural farm settlement, distinct from the town, Gateside has long since been swallowed up by the ever growing town of Whitburn. Gateside The Old farm and rural steadings of Gateside was once an Independent settlement that was situated about Half a mile from Whitburn Cross. About 200 yards West from where the town […]
The Mystery of Burnwind
If we take a look at an Old Parish map from 1855, just across the road from he Old halfway house to the West of Whitburn, we can see steadings named ‘Burnwind’. With the Turnpike Tollhouse on the Opposite side of the road alongside the Burnwind steading, its almost like a little hamlet on the […]
Bells Town – Medieval Village to Bovine Bistro
When we look at Old maps from a few hundred years ago, we often see places marked upon it that still exist today as farms. Some of the modern towns we now know were marked as around the same size or in many cases, didnt exist at all at this time. But some of these […]
The Highland and Lowland Clearances – Which Impacted more
So, most of us are well aware of the Highland Clearances. A dispersing of the Scottish Highland Clans with the eviction and evacuation of hundreds of the Glens that were their homes. These 19th century clearances left the highlands a vast unpopulated land mass. However, It’s far less often, if ever, that we her about […]
Levenseat
Mid Breich
Woodmuir & Blinkbonny
South Cobbinshaw – West Lothians Lost Shale Village
Deep in the rural moorlands of West Lothian, Scotland, lies the ghost of a once-bustling industrial community. If you visit the peaceful shores of Cobbinshaw Reservoir today, you will find scenic landscapes, quiet waters, and nature reclaiming the earth. However, beneath the heather and rough moorland grazing lies the fascinating history of the lost village […]