Editing West Lothian (section)

===Landmarks===
[[File:Scotland-2016-West_Lothian-Hopetoun_House_01.jpg|thumb|right|Hopetoun House built between 1699 and 1701 sits within West Lothian]]
[[Cairnpapple Hill]] is a scheduled ancient monument and hill with a dominating position in central lowland Scotland with extensive views.

[[Torphichen Preceptory]] is a 12th-century church in the village of [[Torphichen]]. It comprises the remains of the [[preceptory]] (headquarters) of the [[Knights Hospitaller|Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John of Jerusalem]] in Scotland.

Historic houses in West Lothian include [[Linlithgow Palace]], a ruined palace that was one of the principal residences of the monarchs of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] in the 15th and 16th centuries and is the birthplace of [[Mary, Queen of Scots]]. It is now a visitor attraction in the care of [[Historic Environment Scotland]].<ref name="LinlithgowPalace">{{cite web |title=Linlithgow Palace | url=https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/linlithgow-palace/ |publisher=[[Historic Environment Scotland]] |access-date = 31 December 2020}}</ref>

The [[House of the Binns]] is an early 17th century historic house and estate near [[Philpstoun]].<ref name="ntsbinns">{{cite web|title=House of the Binns | url =https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/house-of-binns/ |publisher=[[National Trust for Scotland]] |access-date = 31 December 2020}}</ref> The house is the historic home of the Binn family whose owners included [[Tam Dalyell of the Binns|Sir Thomas Dalyell]] a [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scottish]] [[Cavalier|Royalist]] [[general]] in the [[Wars of the Three Kingdoms]], and [[Tam Dalyell|Sir Tam Dalyell]], a member of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] from 1962 to 2005.<ref name="ntsbinns"/>

[[Hopetoun House]] is a large country house and estate near South Queensferry that was built between 1699 and 1701, and was designed by [[William Bruce (architect)|Sir William Bruce]]. The house was then hugely extended from 1721 by [[William Adam (architect)|William Adam]] until his death in 1748, being one of his most notable projects. The interior was completed by his sons [[John Adam (architect)|John Adam]] and [[Robert Adam]].<ref name="Hopetoun">{{cite web|title=House and Grounds |date=25 May 2015 |url=https://hopetoun.co.uk/house-and-grounds/ |publisher=Hopetoun |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref> [[Midhope Castle]] is a 16th-century [[tower house]] on the Hopetoun estate that was used as a location in the ''[[Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]'' TV series on [[Starz]] as the main character, Jamie Fraser's family home called Lallybroch (Broch Tuarach).<ref name=Midhope>{{Canmore |num=49168 |desc=Midhope Castle |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="Outlander">{{cite web|title=Midhope Castle |date=28 December 2015 |url=http://www.outlanderlocations.com/locations/midhope-castle/ |publisher=Outlander Locations |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>

====Castles====
{{Main|List of castles in West Lothian}}
There are a variety of castles and other historic fortifications in West Lothian, including medieval mottes, tower houses and Renaissance laird's houses, as well as relatively modern castellated mansions.<ref name="Salter">{{cite book | last=Salter | first=Mike | title=The Castles of Lothian and the Borders | date=1994 | publisher=Folly Publications | isbn=978-1-871731-20-0}}</ref> Examples include [[Cairns Castle]], [[Duntarvie Castle]], [[Midhope Castle]] and [[Staneyhill Tower]].<ref name="Salter"/>