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Scotland. 55°51′07″N 3°34′07″W / 55.85199°N 3.56854°W / 55.85199; -3.56854. West Calder (Scots: Wast Cauder, Scottish Gaelic: Caladar an Iar) is a village in the council area of West Lothian, Scotland, located four miles west of Livingston. Historically it is within the County of Midlothian. The village was an important ...
1885: An imperfect whinstone axe-hammer from West Calder was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland by A Lumsden 1885, 22 May: William C. Learmonth convenes a meeting in the Masons’ Lodge to gather information for his future history 1885: West Calder and Addiewell Golf Club was formed on ground at Burngrange Farm
West Calder East End, Library 55°51′08″N 3°34′05″W / 55.852134°N 3.568116°W / 55.852134; -3.568116 ( West Calder East End, Category B
Calder House is located within the historical barony of Calder, adjacent the Kirk of Calder. Known as Calder Comitis, meaning "Earl's Calder", this covered the lands of Mid and West Calder which were originally possession of the Thanes (Earls) of Fife, the Douglas family. In 1348, upon the marriage of Eleanor Douglas, daughter of Sir Archibald ...
Castle Greg. Location in Scotland West Lothian. Coordinates. 55°49′10″N 3°34′05″W / . 55.819444°N 3.568056°W. / 55.819444; -3.568056. Grid reference. NT0559. Castle Greg is the archaeological remains of a Roman fortlet in Harburn on the Camilty Plantation, approximately three miles south-east of West Calder, West Lothian, in ...
History. The school first opened in 1965 to take up to 750 pupils from the Calders Area of West Lothian, Scotland, which includes East Calder, Mid Calder, West Calder and Polbeth. The enrollment of pupils in the school was around 900 pupils in 2011. The current West Calder High School, the fourth to bear the name, was opened to staff and pupils ...
Website. www.westlothian.gov.uk. West Lothian (Scots: Wast Lowden; Scottish Gaelic: Lodainn an Iar) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and was one of its historic counties. The county was called Linlithgowshire until 1925. The historic county was bounded geographically by the Avon to the west and the Almond to the east.
Years built. 1541 - 1863. Kirk of Calder is a medieval church in Mid Calder, West Lothian. It is listed as a Category A building by Historic Environment Scotland. [ 1][ 2] The church is of Ashlar stone in a Gothic style. [ 2] The present Kirk dates from 1541 but was built on the site of an earlier 12th century church.