shale villages; a project to record and celebrate the heritage of West Lothian's shale mining communities.

Map of Company Housing

Parish of Carnwath
Tarbrax Old Rows
Tarbrax New Rows

Parish of West Calder
South Cobbinshaw
North Cobbinshaw
Woolfords Old Row
Woolfords New Row
Addiewell Village
Happy Land
Hermand Old Rows
Hermand New Rows
Mossend Village
Gavieside Village
Raeburn Row

Parish of Livingston
Oakbank Cottages
Rosebery Cottages
Mid Breich Rows
Westwood Row
Seafield Old Rows
Seafield New Rows
Livingston Station
Starlaw Row
Deans Cottages
Newfarm Cottages

Parish of Midcalder

Oakbank Village
Pumpherston South
Pumpherston North

Parish of Uphall

Roman Camps
Uphall Station Rows
Beechwood Cottages
White Row
Stankards Rows
Holmes Rows
Holygate
New Holygate
Stewartfield
Broxburn Greendykes Rows
Albyn Rows

Parish of Kirkliston

Westerton Rows
Niddry Rows
Winchburgh
Redhouse Cottages

Parish of Linlithgow

Bridgend
Kingscavil

Parish of Abercorn

Wester Pardovan
Philpstoun "Garden City"
Newton


Parish of Dalmeny

Dalmeny

Parish of Burntisland
High Binn
Low Binn

Parish of Lasswade
Pentland Cottages
W. Straiton & Meadowbank

Wester Pardovan Rows, Philipstoun

coordinates: 55°58'32.91"N, 3°31'37.71"W
location: in the village of Philipstoun, West Lothian
former parish: Abercorn
current status: site cleared and re-used for housing.
date constructed: c. 1885
owner/builder:
James Ross & Co.

25" OS map of wester pardovan


Wester Pardovan Rows, viewed in the distance from the top of Philpston Bing c.1925

Church Court, built on the site of Pardovan Rows, and former United Presbyterian church. October 2009.
Church Court, built on the site of Pardovan Rows, and former United Presbyterian church. October 2009.