Boghall is a village in West Lothian

West Lothian

West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....

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Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 just to the east of Bathgate

Bathgate

Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the M8 motorway west of Livingston. Nearby towns are Blackburn, Armadale, Whitburn, Livingston, and Linlithgow. Edinburgh Airport is away...

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Boghall is noted as the birthplace of physicist John Robison

John Robison (physicist)

John Robison FRSE was a Scottish physicist and mathematician. He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Edinburgh....

, it is also home to one of the best pipe bands in Scotland, the Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band

Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band

The Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band has been a force in pipe band competition, becoming a contender in major grade one competitions since it was promoted to that level in 1980. The band was founded in 1972...

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Boghall's two primary schools are Boghall Primary School and St. Columbus R.C. Primary School. The amenities in Boghall include a post office, church, butchers and newsagents.