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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tower
- Description: transmitter station in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Kirk o’Shotts transmitting station” and “Kirk o’Shotts Transmitting Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shottskirk and HM Prison Shotts.
Shottskirk
Place of worship
Photo: Ctollan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shottskirk, more commonly known as Kirk O'Shotts Parish Church, or affectionately "The M8 Church", is a local parish church located in Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, and serves the village of Salsburgh, the town of Shotts and the hamlets in between. Shottskirk is situated 1 mile southwest of Kirk o’ Shotts transmitting station.
HM Prison Shotts
Prison
HM Prison Shotts is a prison near Shotts, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is a prison holding male prisoners with maximum security classification. Shotts exclusively holds prisoners serving a term of five years or longer, with some prisoners being transferred from other prisons due to a need for a more secure environment. HM Prison Shotts is situated 1½ miles south of Kirk o’ Shotts transmitting station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shotts and Hartwood.
Shotts
Town
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shotts is a small 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 situated 2½ miles south of Kirk o’ Shotts transmitting station.
Hartwood
Village
Photo: Jim Smillie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hartwood is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Nearby settlements include Shotts, Allanton and Bonkle. The area is rural, with fewer than 50 houses. Hartwood is situated 3 miles south of Kirk o’ Shotts transmitting station.
Harthill
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harthill is a rural village split between North Lanarkshire and West Lothian in Scotland, with most of the village in North Lanarkshire. It is located about halfway between Glasgow, 21 miles to the west, and Edinburgh, 25 miles to the east. Harthill is situated 3 miles east of Kirk o’ Shotts transmitting station.
Kirk o’ Shotts transmitting station
- Category: transmitter station
- Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
“Kirk o’ Shotts transmitting station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “克雷科歐肖特茨發射站”
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