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Mains Park is a rugby ground and a former greyhound racing track on Mains Road,
Linlithgow Linlithgow (; gd, Gleann Iucha, sco, Lithgae) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It was historically West Lothian's county town, reflected in the county's historical name of Linlithgowshire. An ancient town, it lies in the Central Belt on a ...
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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 ...
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Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
. Mains Park has been the home ground of
Linlithgow RFC Linlithgow Rugby Football Club are an amateur Scottish Rugby Union side currently playing in East Regional League Division One. History The club as it is today was founded in 1970. Linlithgow RFC play their home matches at Mains Park in Linlith ...
since 1982 and in 1992 the club took possession of both pitches on Mains Park after the local football team vacated the lower pitch. Greyhound racing started on Mains Park on 1 April 1940 and was independent (unaffiliated to a governing body). The track was situated on the lower pitch next to the Cellar Road footpath. The exact date of closure is unknown but it was still active in 1950 after inclusion in the betting licence lists.


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