Complex sentence: Linlithgow was also the site of the Battle of Linlithgow Bridge at the western edge of the town.The bridge no longer stands today and the passage way to Linlithgow over the river avon is described by scholars as a lifted road.
Split into simpler sentences: Linlithgow was also the site of the Battle of Linlithgow Bridge at the western edge of the town. The roadway to Linlithgow over the River Avon is described by scholars as a lifted road.