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In 1914 the majority of the Hearts first team, then sitting at the top of the league and favourites to win the Scottish Cup, received a...

Walks through the Craiglockhart hills were a popular way of exercising and relaxing for the shell- shocked soldiers who were treated at Craiglockhart War Hospital. This trail starts at Napier University Craiglockhart campus, and is about three miles in total. It’s divided into two loops, so if you are short of time you can do either one of them in less than an hour. The slopes are steep in places and the paths can be muddy so wear sensible shoes. Before you set off, why not t

In the process of looking for a new place to stretch the legs, I came across an article from the Woodland Trust about a relatively new...

How the tranquil surrounds of Craiglockhart - and a meeting at Baberton Golf Club - produced the most graphic and moving anti-war poetry...

Did you know that work on Beecraigs Loch was started by German prisoners-of-war during the First World War, but due to their unwillingness to work the job was given to conscientious objectors instead? This is just one of many snippets of information on West Lothian's experience of war that two local people painstakingly researched in order to put together a show to commemorate West Lothian's own war centenary from 2014 to 2018. “There was a Soldier...” is a unique show that

As part of my job I am very often heading along the A89 past Dechmont and I always notice the old Bangour Village Hospital and see...

A nineteen year old lad writes home to his mother from the trenches in World War 1 France: “I have seen all the life I want to see.” A...

Most locals are aware of the abandoned village of Bangour, an impressive collection of buildings on the hillside just north of...