bathgate is a town in west lothian, scotland, 5 miles (8 km) west of livingston and adjacent to the m8 motorway. nearby towns are armadale, blackburn, linlithgow, livingston, west calder and whitburn. situated 2 miles (3 km) south of the ancient neolithic burial site at cairnpapple hill, bathgate and the surrounding area show signs of habitation since about 3500 bc.