Bridgend is a little village on the North side of the Red West Lothian, established in the late 19th century to house workers for the local oil shale industry. So were going to take a look at the area’s industrial heritage, including the operation of the Philpstoun oil works and the dangerous opencast mining at Bridgend’s Shale Canyon.

Bridgend

Architectural records highlight Bridgend Farm, a protected mid-19th-century steading that exemplifies the region’s historic agricultural infrastructure.