West Lothian's geodiversity is typical of much of the Midland Valley, though older rocks from the Silurian and Devonian geological time periods seen elsewhere are not present at surface — …

Cockleroy is a well-known for the views it provides across the Midland Valley. The hill is composed of quartz-dolerite as part of the Midland Valley Sill. This is a tough igneous rock, a …

Binny Craig is possibly West Lothian’s most prominent natural landmark. The craggy knoll, formed from an igneous intrusion, offers spectacular views from the summit.

West Lothian's Local Geodiversity Sites have been selected to represent the variety of landscapes, landforms and rock features of the area. The bedrock of this area formed during …

Binny Craig is a prominent landmark and a "crag and tail" landform. The crag is part of a sill and is therefore tough igneous rock. The softer sedimentary rocks around it were eroded more...

DreadnoughtRock is a live music venue and nightclub located in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. It's known for hosting a variety of events, including live events every weekend, club …

Although not as striking as some of the iconic landscapes in other parts of Scotland, West Lothian's Carboniferous bedrock and cover of glacial deposits nevertheless exhibit a large …

West Lothian lies on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and is predominantly rural, though there were extensive coal, iron, and shale oil mining operations in the 19th and 20th centuries …

The oldest rocks (earliest Visèan) in the Strathclyde Group in West Lothian belong to the Arthur's Seat Volcanic Formation. These extrusive igneous rocks belong to a suite of mildly alkaline …

Hills, East Lothian: A fine-grained dark rock with scattered larger crystals spread throughout; from a lava flow about 340 million years old. SEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN THE WALL Sedimentary …