Hirst
Hirst is a hamlet in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Hirst is situated nearby to the hamlet Blairmains, as well as near Wester Hassockrigg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirk o’ Shotts transmitting station and HM Prison Shotts.
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.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 Hirst.
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 1½ miles west of Hirst.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shotts and Harthill.
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 2 miles south of Hirst.
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 2½ miles east of Hirst.
Blackridge
Village
Photo: paul birrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackridge is a small town in the western part of West Lothian, Scotland. The village name dates to 1581, first recorded as Blakrig. Later, Blackrig and then Blackrigg became the standard spelling until Blackridge became the norm in official documents after about 1840. Blackridge is situated 3 miles northeast of Hirst.
Hirst
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.85063° or 55° 51′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.81094° or 3° 48′ 39″ westElevation
932 feet (284 metres)Open location code
9C7RV52Q+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 913242088OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13283282
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