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  View of town from "Filters" looking West c1912 in monochrome

 

 

  •          BHCS is a Scottish society engaged in conserving the history of the town of Bathgate, West Lothian.

 

  •          It provides a voice for Bathgate folk, past and present, to have a say in the preservation of the town's   history and cultural identity.

 

  •         BHCS is a Scottish registered charity - Reg No. SC039626.

      

 

 BHCS Logo               

 The logo we have adopted is an earlier version of the Bathgate  Burgh coat of arms.  

 This version depicts the castle in a naturalistic style viewing the castle at an angle,

 with the water  surrounding it as plain blue.

 

 

 Bathgate Burgh Coat of ArmsBurgh Coat of Arms

The town version favours a stylised version having a flat elevation for the castle

and the blue & white wavy form representing water. The Latin motto remains the same,

"Commune bonum intra muros"  - literal translation, "the common good within these walls".