Old distilleries in Linlithgow?

[an donas]

Am well aware of St Mags... however was on the road to Lanark/ Bathgate from Linlithgow yesterday - about a mile west of the West Port - and saw what appeared to be another old distillery turned into housing. Does anyone know anything about this?

[C57]

My copy of Misako's book hasn't reappeared from the packing after the house move yet, but someone will have a copy that should hopefully contain details of the lost distilleries in the area.

Barnard mentions Bo'ness at Linlithgow; Glenmavis at Bathgate

[Mr Tattie Heid]

Neither of those in in the area an donas describes, and Ulf Buxrud says both are entirely demolished.

[Mr Tattie Heid]

Possibly a former brewery or other industrial site?

[The Craw]

Misako's book lists 18 lost distilleries in the Falkirk area - could well be Bankier, demolished 1981 but warehouses used until the late '80s. AKA Banknock.
Misako's book gives much more detail on this one but little on the other 'unknown' ones.

[John Barleycorn]

Would this be on the Mains Road (A706)? If so, then this is the Mains Malting’s, which was part of the Aitken's brewery based in Falkirk. In 1960 it became part of Caledonian United Breweries, which in turn became part of Tennents to form Tennent Caledonian. The brewery closed in the late sixties

Cheers John

[John Barleycorn]

could well be Bankier

Bankier Distillery was in Denny! which is some 30km west of Linlithgow

[an donas]

Would this be on the Mains Road (A706)? If so, then this is the Mains Malting’s, which was part of the Aitken's brewery based in Falkirk. In 1960 it became part of Caledonian United Breweries, which in turn became part of Tennents to form Tennent Caledonian. The brewery closed in the late sixties

Cheers John

This sounds like it. It is the A706. It still has a pagoda like structure and the warehouses look like a typical distillery in passing.

So much lost alcoholic history...