Cobbinshaw is a small hamlet in
West Lothian
West Lothian (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, bordering (in a clockwise direction) the City of Edinburgh council area, Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk (council area), Falkirk. The modern counci ...
, Scotland. It is at the end of a dead end road from nearby
Woolfords
Woolfords is a small hamlet in the Parish of Carnwath, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Woolfords is located on the road between Auchengray and West Calder, next to Cobbinshaw Reservoir. It was formerly part of West Calder in Midlothian a ...
.
Cobbinshaw is at above sea level on the edge of the
Pentland Hills
The Pentland Hills are a range of hills southwest of Edinburgh, Scotland. The range is around in length, and runs southwest from Edinburgh towards Biggar and the upper Clydesdale.
Etymology
The hills take their name from the hamlet of Pe ...
. Nearby villages include Woolfords,
Auchengray
Auchengray is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Overview
It has a small church whose architect was Frederick Thomas Pilkington (1832–98), the ground given by George Robertson Chaplin (proprietor) of Colliston Castle, Colliston ...
and
Tarbrax
Tarbrax (Scottish Gaelic: "An Tòrr Breac" - meaning "the speckled tor") is a small village in the Parish of Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is at the end of a dead end road off the A70 road between Edinburgh and Carnwath.
Tarbrax ...
. It is next to
Cobbinshaw Reservoir
Cobbinshaw Reservoir is a reservoir in West Lothian, Scotland. It is situated near the Pentland Hills, 5 km south of West Calder. The site is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is popular with wildfowl.
History
Cobbinshaw Rese ...
, built in 1818 to supply water for the
Union Canal.
History
In 1685 Walter
Lord Torphichen
Lord Torphichen or Baron Torphichen (pronounced ) is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created by Queen Mary in 1564 for Sir James Sandilands (to whom she was related).
Some Scottish titles (another title that can choose the heir is ...
sold the lands of Camilty and north and south Cobbinshaw to William Tennant.
Transport
It once had its own
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
on the
Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway (CR) was one of the two biggest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping. It was formed in 1845 with the objective of forming a link between English railways and Glasgow. It progressively ex ...
's Edinburgh to
Carstairs
Carstairs (, Scottish Gaelic: ''Caisteal Tarrais'') is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Carstairs is located east of the county town of Lanark and the West Coast Main Line runs through the village. The village is served by Carstairs r ...
Line. The station was located north of
Auchengray railway station
Auchengray railway station was just outside Auchengray, a hamlet in the Parish of Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line.
It is near Tarbrax and Woolfords. The Wils ...
.
References
Papers of Lord Torphichen in the National Archives of Scotland GD119/405
External links
Museum of the Scottish shale oil industry - Cobbinshaw South VillageVision of Britain - Cobbinshaw
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Villages in West Lothian