Shotts
in North Lanarkshire of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Edinburgh Airport (19 mi) - Glasgow International Airport (25 mi)
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (37 mi)
- Perth/Scone Airport (46 mi)
- RAF Leuchars (52 mi)
- Dundee Airport (53 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (72 mi)
- Oban Airport (76 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (99 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (113 mi)
- George Best Belfast City Airport (117 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Hamilton Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Drumpellier Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Strathclyde Park Golf Course (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Coatbridge Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Bothwell Castle Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Deer Park Golf and Country Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Kirkhill Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Cambuslang Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- East Kilbride Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Braehead Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 55.820 and -3.797 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 55° 49' 10" and W -3° 47' 50"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:25 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:20 am and 9:03 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
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- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-05-05 08:24:42
Explore Shotts
Shotts in North Lanarkshire (Scotland) with it's 8,235 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 334 mi (or 537 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Shotts is now 01:25 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Shotts, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Edinburgh Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 30 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Old and New Towns of Edinburgh in a distance of 40 mi (or 65 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Falkirk, Motherwell, Hamilton, Livingston and Alloa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 91% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 6th of May 2024
12°C (54 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
7°C (45 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Videos from this area
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Callum Edwards | Shotts & Dykehead Junior Piping & Drumming Championship
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Alastair Joyce | Shotts & Dykehead Junior Piping & Drumming Championship
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Shotts Train Station
Train Service From Glasgow Central To Edinburgh Waverley Calling At Shotts.
Shotts Bing on a RMZ450
4 Stroke power! Me gently powering up shotts bing on my 07 RMZ 450. Recorded on a nexus one.
The Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band - Grade 2 @ Shotts 2 June 2012
Grade 2 Medley - 1st Place. New York Ceilidh, Seonaidh Tune, The Keel Row, The Ardvasar Blacksmith, The Highlandman Kissed His Granny, Vatersay Bay, Emancipation, 2nd Wind, Lexy McAskill.
me going up shotts bing
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Lomond & Clyde Pipe Band - Grade 2 @ Shotts, 2 June, 2012
Grade 2 Medley - 2nd place. Hole in the Sole, The Curlew, Geese in the Bog, Tears of Gold, Caledonian Society of London, Rodney Hull QC, The Ardvasar Blacksmith, The Caledonian Rant, Mrs ...
Shotts Scotland birthplace of J S Loudon 1818.divx
This is the town where James Scott Loudon was born in 1818.
John McKenna School of Irish Dancing
wee show team dancing in St. Patrick's Parish Centre, Shotts.
fall back defence. 18/01/2015
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Shotts
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. A local story has Shotts being named after the legendary giant Bertram de Shotts, though toponymists give the Anglo-Saxon derived 'sceots' (steep slopes) as the real source of the name. Shotts was known for its mining and ironworks.
North East Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North East Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.
Hartwood
Hartwood is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Nearby settlements include Shotts, Allanton and Bonkle. The area is rural, with fewer than 50 houses. Transport is provided at Hartwood railway station, operated by Network Rail, with an hourly service Monday - Saturday every hour between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley on the Shotts Line.
Kirk o'Shotts transmitting station
The Kirk o'Shotts transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications site at The Hirst which lies just outside the village of Salsburgh which is near the town of Shotts in North Lanarkshire central Scotland. (Kirk o'Shotts means 'Church of Shotts' and takes its name from nearby Kirk O' Shott's Parish Church and Kirk O' Shotts' Primary School both located as you enter the nearby village of Salsburgh.
Torbothie
Torbothie is a small area in the town of Shotts, North Lanarkshire. Shotts is the largest village in Scotland, with a population of approximately 13,500.
Hannah Park
Hannah Park is a football ground in Shotts, a town in North Lanarkshire midway between Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland. It has one of the largest pitches whilst remaining within the regulation sizes for football grounds. The local team using Hannah Park is Shotts Bon Accord. There is a local social club attached. Also the Motherwell reserve and under-19 teams have played some of their home games at the ground.
HM Prison Shotts
HMP Shotts is a prison near Shotts, Scotland. It is a prison holding all-male prisoners with maximum security classification. Shotts exclusively holds prisoners serving a term of 4 years or longer, with some prisoners being transferred from other prisons due to a need for a more secure environment. The prison was opened in 1978 with a design capacity of 528 inmates; Upon its last inspection by HM Inspectorate of Prisons in February 2007, Shotts held a total of 512 prisoners.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Shotts.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Shotts, Na Seots
