bellsquarry.info
Bellsquarry Village
What?
This is the future home of a website dedicated to the community of Bellsquarry. Historically, Bellsquarry was a rural village and a centre for limestone mining, and for a brief period in the 19th century was the site of a small-scale shale oil works. The likely location of the oil works is indicated on the 1893 Ordnance Survey map below, adjacent to an area of woodland then known as “The Wilderness”.
Where?
The village of Bellsquarry lies on the south-western edge of the new town of Livingston, West Lothian. A little over 10 miles from Scotland’s capital city of Edinburgh and 1.5 miles to the east of Polbeth, the village is situated along the A71 Edinburgh to Irvine road.
Who?
Bellsquarry Community Council is responsible for maintaining the Bellsquarry village website. The Community Council can be contacted by email at ofni.yrrauqslleb@olleh.
Why?
The Bellsquarry website will be a source of information for residents and friends about life in the village, its history, and community news and events.
When?
This page was last updated on Sunday, October 20, 2019.