The Bathgate Pyramids
on the M8
One of a series of artworks designed to brighten up the journey along the M8 between
Glasgow and Edinburgh.
These are storage tanks built over to look like pyramids, just to give drivers and passengers something interesting to look at.
These are storage tanks built over to look like pyramids, just to give drivers and passengers something interesting to look at.
They're north of the motorway just east of J4 for Bathgate and west of J3 for Livingston.
That's junction 3A opposite.
That's junction 3A opposite.
From the east.
These are often altered temporarily to create points of interest and here, in November 2025, they have Remembrance Poppies painted on to the three central pyramids.
These are often altered temporarily to create points of interest and here, in November 2025, they have Remembrance Poppies painted on to the three central pyramids.
From the south side of the M8 the poppies are easily seen.
That's Bathgate in the middle distance.
That's Bathgate in the middle distance.
This again looking north.
The Scottish Remembrance Poppy differs in that it has four petals and no leaf as opposed to the rest of the UK where it has three petals and a single green leaf.
The Scottish Remembrance Poppy differs in that it has four petals and no leaf as opposed to the rest of the UK where it has three petals and a single green leaf.
Closer in.
A detailed look at one of the poppies.
