| Location | Mains Road, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland |
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| Coordinates | 55°58′23″N3°37′18″W / 55.97306°N 3.62167°W |
| Opened | 1940 |
Mains Park is a rugby ground and a former greyhound racing track on Mains Road, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland.
Linlithgow is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It was historically West Lothian's county town, reflected in the county's alternative name of Linlithgowshire. An ancient town, it lies south of its two most prominent landmarks: Linlithgow Palace and Linlithgow Loch, and north of the Union Canal.
West Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and one of its historic counties. The county, which was also known as Linlithgowshire, was bounded geographically by the Avon to the west and the Almond to the east. The modern council area occupies a smaller area, with areas in the west transferred to Falkirk and areas in the east transferred to Edinburgh following local government reforms in the late 20th century. It did however gain areas from Midlothian.
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain, with a border with England to the southeast, and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast, the Irish Sea to the south, and more than 790 islands, including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.
Mains Park has been the home ground of Linlithgow RFC since 1982 and in 1992 the club took possession of both pitches on Mains Park after the local football team vacated the lower pitch. [1]
Linlithgow Rugby Football Club are an amateur Scottish Rugby Union side currently playing in East Regional League Division One.
Greyhound racing started on Mains Park on 1 April 1940 and was independent (unaffiliated to a governing body). [2] The track was situated on the lower pitch next to the Cellar Road footpath. [3] The exact date of closure is unknown but it was still active in 1950 after inclusion in the betting licence lists. [4]
