Torbothie Rose Shotts Albion Shotts Thistle HMP Shotts HMP Shotts, a high security prison holding male prisoners with maximum security classification, is located between Shotts and Salsburgh. It opened in 1978 and provided a new source of employment after the closure of the mines. Transport The village is served by Shotts railway station, which is connected on the Shotts Line between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Schools Within Shotts St.Patrick's Primary Stane Primary Dykehead Primary Calderhead High School Notable Shotts people Mick McGahey Scottish miners' leader Matthew Baillie anatomist Michelle Barr, Scotland women's international footballer. Hugh Dallas Scottish and international football referee William Grossart, Esq., Surgeon. — wrote "Historic Notices and Domestic History of the Parish of Shotts" in 1880. Gavin Hamilton Margaret Herbison, Member of Parliament Andrew Keir, actor George MacBeth, writer Col Donald James MacKintosh FRSE, soldier and physician Louise Murphy Councillor Catriona Shearer, newsreader, journalist and television presenter. James “Gentleman Jim” Rodger, former pit worker and famous for being a football journalist and “Scottish footballs ‘Mr Fixit’”. Renowned for facilitating player transfers and helping managers into jobs. Described by Alex Ferguson as his “mentor”. References External links Shotts Bon Accord FC Shotts History Group A brief history of Shotts Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band Video footage of Shotts railway station. Video footage of the Fortissat or Covenanters' Stone. Villages in North Lanarkshire Mining communities in Scotland