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Bathgate Hills

West Lothian has changed enormously over the last 330 million years. Evidence of these changes is all around you... if you just know what to look for.

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The rocks of the Bathgate Hills date from a time more than 330 million years ago when West Lothian lay at the edge of a giant continent, close to the Equator.

Discover the secrets of the Bathgate Hills

From Landscapes to History, Minerals and Habitats.

 

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