Bentfoot
Bentfoot is a hamlet in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Bentfoot is situated nearby to the hamlet Kirk o‘ Shotts, as well as near Blairmains.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirk o’ Shotts transmitting station and Shottskirk.
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.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.
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 2½ miles south of Bentfoot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackridge and Caldercruix.
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 Bentfoot.
Caldercruix
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caldercruix is a semi-rural village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The nearest major town is Airdrie, 4 miles to the west. It has a population of about 2,440. Caldercruix is situated 3 miles northwest of Bentfoot.
Shotts
Town
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 situated 3 miles south of Bentfoot.
Bentfoot
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.86199° or 55° 51′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.82842° or 3° 49′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C7RV56C+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 900474340OpenStreetMap feature
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