Kirknewton
Kirknewton is a village formerly in the county of Midlothian and, since 1975, in West Lothian, Scotland.
Kirknewton is a village formerly in the county of Midlothian and, since 1975, in West Lothian, Scotland. The population of the Kirknewton Community Council district is 2200, which includes the village and surrounding areas. It lies south of the A71 from Edinburgh to Livingston, and north of the A70, the high-level road that runs along the north side of the Pentland Hills from Edinburgh to Carnwath and Lanark. Much of the village stands back from the B7031, which links the two main "A" roads. To the south-east of the village is Morton.
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Worth seeing in and around Kirknewton
8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Illieston Castle
Illieston House, also known as Illieston Castle, is a castle located in West Lothian, Scotland, by the River Almond near Broxburn. It was built around 1600 and features a T-plan design with gabled dormers and a staircase tower.
3.2 km · castle in West Lothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 02Jupiter Artland
Jupiter Artland is a contemporary sculpture park and art gallery outside the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. Jupiter Artland Foundation is a registered charity that is supported by classes, workshops, events, ticket sales, and donations.
2.1 km · sculpture garden and art gallery in the west of City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 03Almond Aqueduct
The Almond Aqueduct, also known as the Lin's Mill Aqueduct, is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Union Canal over the River Almond in Scotland, west of Ratho, Edinburgh.
3.7 km · navigable aqueduct in West Lothian/City of Edinburgh, Scotland · Wikipedia - 04Hatton House
Haltoun House, usually known as Hatton House,, was a Scottish baronial mansion set in a park, with extensive estates in the vicinity of Ratho, in the west of Edinburgh City Council area, Scotland. It was formerly in Midlothian, and it was extensively photographed by Country Life in September 1911.
2.2 km · house in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 05Mid Calder Parish Church
Kirk of Calder is a medieval church in Mid Calder, West Lothian. It is listed as a Category A building by Historic Environment Scotland.
3.9 km · church in West Lothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 06Almondell and Calderwood Country Park
Almondell and Calderwood Country Park is a 220-acre Country Park in Mid Calder and East Calder in West Lothian, Scotland. It is a 4 star Visitor Attraction.
2.9 km · country park in West Lothian, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 07Almondell Aqueduct
The Almondell Aqueduct is a dual-purpose bridge in West Lothian, Scotland that crosses the River Almond. The bridge carries the Almond Feeder which supplies water to the Union Canal and the National Cycle Route 75.
3 km · navigable aqueduct in West Lothian, Scotland · Wikipedia - 08Camps Viaduct
The Almondell Viaduct, also known as the Camps Viaduct, is a viaduct spanning the gorge of the River Almond in East Calder, West Lothian, Scotland. It also crosses the Almond Feeder which takes water from the River Almond to supply the Union Canal at Lin's Mill near Ratho.
3 km · railway viaduct in West Lothian, Scotland · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kirknewton
- Airports
- Edinburgh (EDI), 8 km · Glasgow (GLA), 63 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 84 km
- Stations
- Kirknewton railway station, 800 m
- Glasgow → Kirknewton52 km · quickest by road, 1h 10m · £5–7
- Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Kirknewton86 km · quickest by road, 2h 4m · £10–13
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Kirknewton153 km · quickest by road, 3h 18m · £19–25
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Kirknewton
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kirknewton. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom Edinburgh, follow A90 west then branch off onto B924, the old road to the ferry.
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Kirknewton is 16 km from Edinburgh, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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