=Linlithgow - Cross Well

In the Middle Ages, Linlithgow rose to prominence as a royal town and residence, centred on Linlithgow Palace, a residence of the Scottish kings on the raised hill beside the loch, as it was a logical stopover between Edinburgh to the east and Stirling to the west.

In later centuries, Linlithgow became a centre of leather and other material manufacturing before developing rapidly in the Victorian era with the opening of the Union Canal in the 1820s and the arrival of the railway in 1842.

Today Linlithgow is a bustling town with a population of around 13,000.

The fountain dates back to the mid-16th century, but the current structure was built in 1807 by Robert Gray, a one-armed stonemason from Edinburgh. Robert built a replica of an earlier structure from 1628. The fountain is carved in the shape of a crown and has recently been refurbished.