West Linton (Scottish Gaelic: Liontan Ruairidh) is a village and civil parish in southern Scotland, on the A702. It was formerly in the county of Peeblesshire, but since local government re-organisation in the mid-1990s it is now part of the Tweeddale committee area of the Scottish Borders. Many of its residents are commuters due to the village's close location to Edinburgh which is 16 miles (26 km) to the north east. West Linton has a long history, and holds an annual traditional festival called the Whipman.