North Lanarkshire Scotland United Kingdom
55.8238816,-3.8063955

Shotts

Shotts is a small town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located almost halfway between Glasgow (17 miles or 27 kilometres) and Edinburgh (26 miles or 42 kilometres). The town 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 ("steep slopes") 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.

Distance between:

London to Shotts 335 Miles / 540 Kms
Liverpool to Shotts 171 Miles / 275 Kms

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