Volume contents
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- 148 - Shotts , Title Page
- 149 - Shotts , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHOTTS | Shotts Ph [Parish] Shotts Ph [Parish] Shotts Ph [Parish] Shotts Ph [Parish] Shotts Ph [Parish] Shotts Ph [Parish] Shotts Ph [Parish] | Old Stat: Acct; [Statistical Account] New Stat: Acct; [Statistical Account] Fullarton's Gaz: [Gazetteer] Chalmers Caledonia Origines Par: [Parochiales] Scotiae County Map Sheriff's Returns | "The parish of Shotts, or Bertram-Shotts, as it was formerly called obtained this name from the place where the church was formerly built, The prefix Bertram is the proper name of a man: and the adjunct Shotts, or Schotts, as it was formerly written, is derived from the Anglo-Saxon Scot, or schot, signifying a part or portion,"--------------- Chalmers' Caledonia, The figure of this parish is that of an oblong square. It extends 10 miles in length, and 8 in breadth; it varies in elevation from 200 to 850 feet above the level of the Sea, It is divided from New Monkland, and Torphichen, on the north, by the North Calder Water; and from Cambusnethan on the South, by the South Calder Water; on the east it is separated from Whitburn by a Small burn; and on the west from Bothwell by a fence, In ancient times Shotts formed part of the Parish of Bothwell, under the designation of "Bothwell Muir," ------------ New Stat: Acct, [Statistical Account] |
Transcriber's notes
Shotts Parish appears on this page rather than on the previous Page.
Under "Descriptive remarks", a few words and titles are underlined - "Scot" "schot" "Chalmers' Caledonia" & "New Stat: Acct".
There is no entry in the "Situation" column.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 53 - Parish of Shotts, OS1/21/53
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Shotts.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Lanark, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.