Located 21 km west of Edinburgh in the Almond Valley between the M8 motorway and the A71 road, Scotland's fourth New Town of Livingston was created in 1962 around a large oil-shale village.
The town is located in the centre of Scotland's 'Silicon Glen' where numerous computer software and hardware firms are based.
The original village at Livingston Peel contains 18th Century cottages, a village green and the parish kirk (1732). Other notable buildings include the Almond Valley Heritage Centre, the Old Tollhouse (c.1800), Alderstone House (early 17th century, including parts of an early 16th century tower), and St Andrews Roman Catholic Church (1968) with a dramatic appearance.
