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Title: Anyone know what or where this is ?
Post by: Kit 52 on Monday 11 January 10 19:44 GMT (UK)
I looked up an 1891 census return on Ancestry, and the address was Ballencrieff Tollhouse. Can anyone enlighten me, please ?

Cheers
Cath
Title: Re: Anyone know what or where this is ?
Post by: Willison on Monday 11 January 10 19:56 GMT (UK)
I don't know about the actual "Tollhouse" but Ballencreiff Toll is a small group of houses situated to the north of Bathgate, just outside the town, on the road to Torphichen.
My wife's granny lived there.  :)
Title: Re: Anyone know what or where this is ?
Post by: Kit 52 on Monday 11 January 10 20:00 GMT (UK)
Thank you for that. ;D

Cath
Title: Re: Anyone know what or where this is ?
Post by: daval57 on Monday 11 January 10 20:36 GMT (UK)
Looks like you may be able to get more info / photographs from West Lothian libraries dept or council....
 http://www.rootschat.com/links/07u3/   

Dave
Title: Re: Anyone know what or where this is ?
Post by: Islander26 on Sunday 27 March 11 18:05 BST (UK)
Yes, it is about 1 km north of Bathgate in West Lothian

If you search for "Ballencrieff, Bathgate, Scotland" in Google Maps you will see it at pointers C,D,E.F

It is the site of old toll gates

Peter
Title: Re: Anyone know what or where this is ?
Post by: Forfarian on Saturday 02 April 11 16:28 BST (UK)
There's a reproduction of an old postcard of Ballencrieff Toll in a booklet called 'Old Bathgate', by Sybil Cavanagh, published by Stenlake Publishing www.stenlake.co.uk. I suspect that the original card is among the holdings in West Lothian Archives.
Title: Re: Anyone know what or where this is ?
Post by: Seoras on Friday 08 April 11 20:09 BST (UK)
Cheers for that link Forfarian,I've just ordered Old Bathgate.  :)