Village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Shotts
Shotts is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
It is located 16 miles from Glasgow and has a population of about 8,840. A local story has Shotts being named after the legendary giant highwayman Bertram de Shotts, though toponymists give the Anglo-Saxon scēots as the real source of the name.
Shotts is the home of the world famous Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band, 16-time winners of World Pipe Band Championships.
How locals move
Getting around Shotts the local way
- Go nextAdmirers of Burns should head for Ayr, while Ardrossan has ferries for the Isle of Arran.
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