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Shotts

Coordinates: 55°50′N 3°51′W / 55.833°N 3.850°W / 55.833; -3.850
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Not to be confused with Shots.

Shotts is a small rural town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located almost halfway between Glasgow (21 miles) and Edinburgh (29 miles). As of the 2001 census, the population was 8,235.[1] It was reputedly named after the legendary giant Bertram de Shotts.

Shotts was known for its mining. In the 1960s there were 22 coal mines in Shotts, but all are now closed. Shotts is the home of the former world champion pipe band, the House of Edgar Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band.

Shotts has a high security, long term prison which is located between Dykehead and the neighbouring village of Salsburgh.

Schools Within Shotts

  • Stane Primary (Stane)
  • Dykehead Primary (Dykehead)
  • St Patricks Primary (Dykehead)
  • Calderhead High School (Dykehead)
  • The David Stapleton Fellowship For Boys - Presbyterian (Springhill)
  • The David McSheffrey Institute For Peedos

Nearby Villages/Towns

Football Teams

  • Shotts Bon Accord FC
  • Shotts Thistle
  • Shotts Vics
  • Shotts YMCA Under 12s and Under 17s
  • Springhill AFC

References

  1. ^ "Scotland's Census Results Online - Population". Scotland's Census Results Online. 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-24.

55°50′N 3°51′W / 55.833°N 3.850°W / 55.833; -3.850


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