Boghall is a Council Estate built in the early 1960s in

West Lothian West Lothian ( sco, Wast Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Iar) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and was one of its shires of Scotland, historic counties. The county was called Linlithgowshire until 1925. The historic county was bounded geogra ...

, Scotland just to the east of

Bathgate Bathgate ( sco, Bathket or , gd, Both Chèit) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, west of Livingston and adjacent to the M8 motorway. Nearby towns are Armadale, Blackburn, Linlithgow, Livingston, West Calder and Whitburn. Situated sout ...

. Boghall's two primary schools are Boghall Primary School and St. Columbus R.C. Primary School. Boghall has a range of amenities including a community centre, post office, 3 corner shops, a

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supermarket, pharmacy, chip shop and indian restaurant as well as a second hand shop and NHS clinic and care home. Boghall is also home to Boghall Butchers which has won many awards for its pies and other foods. There are also 5 play parks around Boghall including Kirkton park, a community park which large green areas, a band stand and bowling/tennis club. Party in the park a small local festival is held here each year in September. Boghall is found just on Puir wives brae which is part of the

Bathgate hills Bathgate ( sco, Bathket or , gd, Both Chèit) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, west of Livingston and adjacent to the M8 motorway. Nearby towns are Armadale, Blackburn, Linlithgow, Livingston, West Calder and Whitburn. Situated sou ...

. Bathgate academy is also found within Boghall to the South West. Just outside of Boghall is the Pyramids business park along with a Toby Carvery restaurant, a Premier inn hotel and a petrol station all of which local people consider to be in Boghall.

Notable residents

Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band The Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band is a pipe band from West Lothian, Scotland which formed in 1972. The band has competed in Grade 1 since being promoted to that level in 1980. Throughout its competitive history, the b ...

External links

Canmore - Bathgate, Boghall Farmstead site record
Villages in West Lothian Bathgate Housing estates in Scotland {{WestLothian-geo-stub