Day trip

Cairnpapple Hill

West Lothian and Falkirk, Edinburgh

The cairn on the top of Cairnpapple Hill
Photo: John Lord / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

A rare ceremonial complex and henge on a hilltop in West Lothian.

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Nearby

Torphichen Preceptory Day trip · 25 min walk The tower and remains of the medieval headquarters of Scotland's Knights Hospitaller. Linlithgow Palace Day trip · 5.8 km away The ruins of a Renaissance royal residence and the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots. Kinneil House Day trip · 8.9 km away A house whose site spans 2,000 years, from the Roman frontier to the Industrial Revolution. Blackness Castle Day trip · 11.0 km away A 15th-century castle whose fortifications make it look like a ship that never sailed. Hopetoun House Day trip · 12.5 km away A stately home and 6,500-acre estate near South Queensferry. Jupiter Artland Day trip · 12.8 km away A contemporary sculpture garden over 120 acres of meadow and woodland.

Around West Lothian and Falkirk

West Lothian and Falkirk has 8 places on the Roam Edinburgh map: 8 day trips.

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