Greenrigg

Greenrigg

Greenrigg is a small village that lies in the west of West Lothian, Scotland.

Greenrigg is within walking distance to shops in the bordering village of Harthill and a quick drive away from Whitburn. The village has a school, Greenrigg Primary School. The village is predominately Protestant.Fact|date=June 2008

Greenrigg was once an thriving mining village and produced large amounts of coal , the remains of the mine can be seen in the form of a large mound of debris from the mines excavations or "Bing" as they are called locally. The "Bing" is Now largely covered with wild flowers and Grass and serves as a barrier between the villages football pitch and the nearby M8 motorway.

The village of Greenrigg currently has one convenience store located in the centre of the village a short distance from the site of the previous store which burned down in 2006 as a result of a fireworks accident , the village at one point had a hair salon located adjacent to the main road between Harthill and Whitburn ,this site now lays vacant with only the concrete foundations of the site and a steel guardrail left in place.


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