Location | Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire |
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Mast height | 183 metres (600 ft) |
Coordinates | 55°51′10″N 3°49′34″W / 55.852778°N 3.826111°W |
Grid reference | NS8569563679 |
Built | 1952 |
BBC region | BBC Scotland (1952–1985) |
The Kirk o' Shotts transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications site at The Hirst which lies just outside the village of Salsburgh which is near the town of Shotts in North Lanarkshire central Scotland. (Kirk o' Shotts means 'Church of Shotts' and takes its name from nearby Kirk o' Shotts Parish Church and Kirk o' Shotts Primary School both located as you enter the nearby village of Salsburgh.)