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Torphichen Preceptory

Open to visitorsa Historic Environment Scotland site — many are free to wander; staffed ones charge and keep set hours

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Torphichen Preceptory is a hillfort in West Lothian. It is the only hillfort the Albion Guide charts in the county. The site is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. The closest station is Bathgate, 4.1 km to the south.

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