What to see around Shotts
Only Shotts Heritage Centre is on our list in Shotts or within 5 km of its edge. Further afield, the best known is Antonine Wall, at 23 km. 12 places lie within 40 km, 3 museums and 3 castles among them.
Closest in
600 m out lies Shotts Heritage Centre. Shotts Heritage Centre is a museum in Shotts.
The map
7 places are numbered, in the order below.
Shotts is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The types of place
There are more castles or historic places (7) than anything else, then museums or galleries (6).
Green: inside Shotts. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
3 places are cared for by Historic Environment Scotland (Stirling Castle, Bothwell Castle and Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)).
All of them, one by one
13 places in all: one in town and 12 within 40 km.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Museum and art gallery near Glasgow in Scotland.
Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)
Ruined former royal palace in Scotland.
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Part of National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh.
What is in or close to Shotts comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Shotts’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shotts →
Further away
These are the best known of the 12 places within 40 km, close and famous first.
2FortAntonine Wall23 km northwest
Big draw3MuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum31 km west · 1M visitors a yearCastle4Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandStirling Castle35 km north
5PalaceLinlithgow Palace22 km northeast
6CathedralGlasgow Cathedral28 km west
7MuseumGlasgow School of Art30 km west
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum32 km west · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)
CathedralMotherwell Cathedral12 km west
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art29 km west · 596K visitors a year
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBothwell Castle19 km west
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)35 km northeast
Art galleryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art39 km east · 458K visitors a year (2015)The best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Linlithgow →
Places to visit in Shotts: questions
What are the main attractions in Shotts?
The place to visit inside Shotts’ locality is Shotts Heritage Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Shotts have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Shotts: Shotts Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Shotts?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stirling Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 35 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Shotts?
Within 40 km: Antonine Wall (23 km), Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (31 km), Stirling Castle (35 km), Linlithgow Palace (22 km).
Where are Shotts’ historic buildings listed?
Shotts has 4 listed buildings, 1 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Shotts when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Antonine Wall: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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