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James Watt Cottage

📷 kim traynor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.00677, -3.63410

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Carrion Crow
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground 215m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

3 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal PathWalking route190 km
Named routeRef FCPLength 190 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathWalking route106 km
Named routeLength 106 kmNational walking route
River Avon Heritage TrailWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route
Linlithgow Loch CircularWalking route
Named routeRef WL3Listed length 2.3 milesLocal walking route
Linlithgow Marches Perambulation routeWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76Cycling route
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
John Muir WayCycling route215 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 754Cycling route
Named routeRef 754National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 754Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route17 m
Named routeRef 754Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 76Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Central Belt)Mountain bike route83.7 km
Named routeLength 83.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

James Watt Cottage ruin, Kinneil House

📷 kim traynor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

James Watt Cottage ruin, Kinneil House

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The PeelUrban park3.8 km→🌱Vennel GardensUrban park3.9 km→🦉Kinneil ForeshoreNature reserve1.2 km→🌱Bo'ness ForeshoreUrban park1.2 km→🌱Linlithgow PeelUrban park3.8 km→🌱Rose GardensUrban park3.9 km→

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