this name with the Gaelic liath-chù meaning "grey dog", likely the origin of the black bitch on the burgh arms. Evidence of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements has been found around Linlithgow, in the form of Crannogs in Linlithgow Loch.

Medieval history

Linlithgow gained its royal status as a burgh in 1388 under a charter from Robert II of Scotland.

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