Not to be confused with Shots. Shotts is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. 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. Today, Shotts has a railway station on the Shotts Line, between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley and is one mile from the M8 motorway halfway between Glasgow and Edinburgh, so it is popular as a dormitory town.
The nearest major airport to Shotts is at Edinburgh, 24mi/38km away.
Shotts have a Sunday amateur side called Shotts Thistle and are currently sitting top of their league with a 100% record . Their top scorer for the last 10 seasons is Pat Campbell.
Shotts is the home of the former world champion pipe band, the House of Edgar Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band.
[edit] Groups in Shotts
[edit] Areas of Shotts
- Dykehead
- Stane
- Springhill (Torbothie)
[edit] Nearby villages
- Hartwood
- Eastfield
- Harthill
- Salsburgh
- Allanton
[edit] External links
Shotts History Group
A brief history of Shotts
Shotts Thistle AFC
St Patricks Youth Group - SPYG.org
Coordinates: 55°50'N, 3°51'W
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