Polkemmet Country Park

It is adjacent to the M8 motorway, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the "Heart of Scotland" services at Harthill.

The estate was bought by West Lothian District Council in 1978, and the country park was opened to the public in 1981.

[2] The house and estate were then sold to the National Coal Board (NCB), who operated extensive opencast mines in the surrounding area.

Three of the original staff dwelling houses remain part of this block and are occupied to this day.

[3] In 1978, West Lothian District Council purchased the Polkemmet House estate for £70,000 from the NCB, with a 75% grant from the Countryside Commission for Scotland.

A golf course and driving range occupies much of the park, although substantial areas of woodland remain.

[7] "The Horn" is a 24-metre (79 ft) high sculpture, located at the north-east corner of the country park, beside the M8 motorway.

The stainless steel sculpture was commissioned by West Lothian Council, and was designed by artists Matthew Dalziel and Louise Scullion.

The Horn could be classed as a speaker in itself, inside the bottom contains two 1990s Yamaha AX-596 Stereo Amplifiers which are connected to a device that automatically plays the content.