Hotels in Shotts
Shotts is situated half way between Glasgow and Edinburgh and was reputedly called after the legendary giant "BERTRAM de SHOTTS". Although adjacent to many of the traditional coach roads of bye-gone days it originally consisted of five villages – Dykehead,Calderside, Stane, Springhill and Torbothie with the main interest then around the works area of Calderside. Allanton, Hartwood and Eastfield are now regarded as being "Shotts".
Shotts really "took off" when the Iron Works started in 1802, ironstone having been mined on Muldron moor near Shotts. Pig iron was made and distributed world-wide. This encouraged an influx of workers into the community, some indeed originating from the Cornwall mines and arriving in Shotts via the Leadhills mines. Coal was subsequently discovered and the "lid was off" so to speak. In the late 19th century there was a large intake of Irish workers, demonstrated by the census returns for 1881 and 1891.
The coal industry at its inception was a series of mines dotted over the area. This later led to the sinking of deep mines as these little seams ran out or were no longer economically viable. These pits were very wet pits and were owned by various factions, some were owned by the Shotts Ironworks Company. Housing was mainly in miners’ rows. Around the mid eighteen hundreds the railways came to Shotts and there was a large network of railways around the mines and pits. Main workshops existed within the Shotts Ironworks employing all classes of craftsmen.
16 hotels
HOTELS
Location: Wishaw
Distance: 4.67 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £38.00
Location: Wishaw
Distance: 5.75 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £40.00
Location: Livingston Whitburn
Distance: 5.98 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £75.00
Location: Motherwell
Distance: 7.03 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £85.00
Location: Clyde Valley
Distance: 7.76 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £65.00
Location: Motherwell
Distance: 7.83 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £45.00
Location: Motherwell
Distance: 8.07 miles
Rating: NOT CLASSIfIED
Prices From: £45.00
Location: Bathgate
Distance: 8.53 miles
Rating: 2*
Prices From: £50.00
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