Woolfords - Izeria

Woolfords is a small hamlet in the Parish of Carnwath, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Woolfords is located on the road between Auchengray and West Calder, next to Cobbinshaw Reservoir. It was formerly part of West Calder in Midlothian and has an EH55 postcode. Woolfords is at 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level on the edge of the Pentland Hills. Nearby villages include Auchengray and Tarbrax. North of Woolfords and the other side of the railway line is the linear settlement of Woolfords Cottages.

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Cobbinshaw

Cobbinshaw is a small hamlet in West Lothian, Scotland. It is at the end of a dead end road from nearby Woolfords. Cobbinshaw is at 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level on the edge of the Pentland Hills. Nearby villages include Woolfords, Auchengray and Tarbrax. It is next to Cobbinshaw Reservoir, built in 1818 to supply water for the Union Canal.

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Cobbinshaw railway station

Cobbinshaw railway station was on the Caledonian Railway Edinburgh to Carstairs line sited near a village called Woolfords in South Lanarkshire. The freight only branch line to Tarbrax joined here. The Royal Mail post for the local area was dropped off at Cobbinshaw, so local addresses then had Cobbinshaw as their post district, rather than the current West Calder.

Pates Hill Wind Farm

Pates Hill Wind Farm is located near the village of West Calder in West Lothian, Scotland. It consists of 7 Vestas V-80 wind turbines, measuring 107 metres to the blade tip. It became operational in February 2010 and is expected to generate electricity equivalent to the needs of approximately 8,000 households annually. The wind farm is managed by Engineering Renewables Limited on behalf of Pates Hill Wind Energy Limited. The West Lothian Council granted planning permission in June 2007 for a 25-year period. The balance of plant contract for the civil and electrical works was awarded to Lagan Construction Limited. Windhoist were contracted to erect the turbines Construction started in February 2009 and was completed on schedule in February 2010. Vestas is the largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, based in Denmark. Each turbine is 2 MW, giving the wind farm total installed capacity of 14 MW. The wind farm will contribute £70,000 each year to the local community for energy efficiency initiatives over the 25 years, totaling £1.75 million.

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Cobbinshaw Reservoir

Cobbinshaw Reservoir is a reservoir in West Lothian, Scotland. It is situated near the Pentland Hills, 5 km south of West Calder. The 310-acre (1.3 km2) site is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is popular with wildfowl.