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LivingstonLocated
13 miles west of Edinburgh in the Almond Valley between the M8 motorway and the
A71 road. Scotland's fourth New Town of Livingston was created in 1962 around a
large oil-shale village and now covers some 10 sq. miles The town is at the
centre of Scotland's 'Silicon Glen' where numerous computer software and
hardware firms are based. The town was designed for motor transport and
pedestrians, rather than for railways. Roads define the town's distinct areas
while Greenways (paths described as 'fingers of countryside') keep pedestrians
away from traffic.
The town was
formally designated on 7 April 1962 and developed from east to west along the
Almond Valley. Its housing changed over the decades from high rises in the 1960s
to 'low density, low rise' in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The original
village at Livingston Peel contains 18th-century cottages, a village green and
the parish kirk (1732). Other notable buildings include the Almond Valley
Heritage Centre, the Old Tollhouse (c.1800), Alderstone House (early
17th-century, including parts of an early 16th-century tower), and St Andrews
Roman Catholic Church (1968) with a dramatic appearance.
There are
five main industrial parks and other smaller office areas, including Howden Park
Centre built near the 18th-century mansion Howden House, associated with the
family of the painter Henry Raeburn. The Kirkton Campus on the north side of
Livingston provides high technology training. Other landmarks include MOTEC
(Multi-Occupational Training and Educational Centre) with a see-through boiler
house, the Old Cameron Ironworks next to the M8, and the Norgate Sculpture in
the form of a whalebone arch. excerpt
from
©Gazetteer
for Scotland
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