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Fauldhouse, Sheephousehill, Crofthead Primary School
School (19th Century)
Site Name Fauldhouse, Sheephousehill, Crofthead Primary School
Classification School (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Crofthead House Nursing Home
Canmore ID 82838
Site Number NS96SW 14
NGR NS 93747 60847
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/82838
- Council West Lothian
- Parish Whitburn
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District West Lothian
- Former County West Lothian
Crofthead Primary School, c.1900, a huge, three-storey pile with crowstepped gables, stringcourses, roundels and finials, dominates. Now an old people's home.
Taken from "West Lothian: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Stuart Eydmann, Richard Jaques and Charles McKean, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NS96SW 14 93747 60847
Fauldhouse School built in 1901 by the Whitburn Parish School Board. Now undergoing reconstruction and renovation after closure as a school.
Information from D Easton August 1994.
