Shotts

Shotts
Metalworker statue in town centre.
Shotts
Location within North Lanarkshire
Population8,630 (2020)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townShotts
Postcode districtML7
Dialling code01501
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

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.

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