Salsburgh
Salsburgh is a semi-rural former coal mining village in greenbelt farmland within the district of North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The closest major towns to the village are Shotts, three miles southeast, and Airdrie three miles northwest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Shottskirk and HM Prison Shotts.
Shottskirk
Place of worship
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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.
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 2 miles southeast of Salsburgh.
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 transmitting station is situated 2 miles east of Salsburgh.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hartwood and Chapelhall.
Hartwood
Village
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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 2½ miles southeast of Salsburgh.
Chapelhall
Town
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Chapelhall is a village outside the town of Airdrie in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. With house building, the distinction between Airdrie and Chapelhall is being eroded. Chapelhall is situated 3 miles west of Salsburgh.
Shotts
Town
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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 3 miles southeast of Salsburgh.
Salsburgh
- Type: Village with 1,540 residents
- Description: village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.84343° or 55° 50′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.87419° or 3° 52′ 27″ westPopulation
1,540Elevation
787 feet (240 metres)Open location code
9C7RR4VG+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 235663819OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
11592123Wikidata ID
Q1009931
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