23-473: River Almond may refer to: River Almond, Lothian , which goes by Livingston and Cramond River Almond, Perth and Kinross , a tributary of the River Tay Andira inermis , known as river almond, a tree native to Central and South America Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
46-698: A cafe, Camp Brothers became of the largest independent ice-cream makers in Scotland. Five generations of the family had run the firm until 2003 when it went into receivership. In the 1930s the Bell family established a bakery in Shotts and Wishaw along with catering vans. In the 1950s they began developing a wholesale business producing pre-prepared puff pastry , and over the next few decades they became well known for their range of pies , bridies , sausage rolls . The company also acquired Kirriemuir Gingerbread Ltd. By
69-544: A distinct "chemical odour". This odour is most noticeable in the part of the river that runs through Almondell and Calderwood Country Park , where there is a major outfall from the nearby East Calder treatment plant. Fishing on the lower Almond is leased from the Crown Estate by Cramond Angling Club, with both Day and Season Tickets available. The mouth of the Almond at Cramond formerly had a small passenger ferry. In 1997,
92-666: A new source of employment after the closure of the mines. The town is served by Shotts railway station , which is connected on the Shotts Line between Glasgow and Edinburgh. The Henderson Theatre is a 147-seater black box theatre built in 1982 within the Shotts Community Education Centre. It is named after Archibald James Henderson, a coal miner who later became a member of the Scottish National Theatre Society and
115-467: A new type of engine used in railway passenger trains. The factory was expanded again in 1980 in a rationalist/ functionalist design by Ahrends, Burton & Koralek so distinctive that it was Category A listed . In its Statement of Special Interest Historic Environment Scotland state that is it is "considered to be one of most significant and important examples of large industrial buildings in later 20th century Britain". The factory closed in 1996 with
138-579: Is a river in Lothian , Scotland . It is approximately 28 miles (45 km) long, rising at Hirst Hill in Lanarkshire near Shotts , running through West Lothian and draining into the Firth of Forth at Cramond , Edinburgh . The name Almond/Amon is simply old Celtic for "river". Running through areas that were dominated for much of the 20th century by heavy industry and shale- and coal mining,
161-566: Is probably of late 16th century or early 17th century date. It was purchased by John Ellis, an advocate in Edinburgh, around 1663. He added a Renaissance gateway inscribed with his initials and the date 1665. Later it became the property of the Earl of Hopetoun. It is now a private house. The industrial heritage of central Scotland can be observed along the length of the river with numerous weirs, remains of mills and other riverside industries of
184-612: The British Empire and beyond. In the years leading up to World War II there were 22 coal mines in the area, but Northfield Colliery, the last of these, closed in the 1960s. In 1956 Cummins Engine Company Ltd opened a factory in Shotts, occupying a former textile mill. It was referred to as the Wren's Nest and was their first manufacturing facility outside of the United States, specialising in high-speed diesel engines and
207-686: The 1980s making food for cows and sheep. It now claims to be the largest manufacture of feed in Scotland. Shotts is south of the M8 in North Lanarkshire between Wishaw and Harthill . Historically the Shotts Iron Works were between Calderhead, source of the South Calder Water , and Stane. Shotts parish was originally made up of five villages: Dykehead, Calderside, Stane, Springhill and Torbothie ; all growing up around
230-567: The 1990s the business had outgrown its Dykehead premises and built a second larger baking facility and headquarters on Torbothie Road, the Hawthorn Bakery, which remains open to this day. Bells products can still be found in most supermarkets and they are reported to make 16 million pies a year. Run by the Davidson brothers Davidsons Animal Feeds also occupy a site on Gray Street behind the former iron works and have been operating since
253-523: The Calder and Murieston waters. It then passes over a weir which supplies a feeder culvert which carries water into the Union Canal . Due to the height difference where the river passes under the canal, this feeder must run eastwards for several miles before reaching the canal. By following paths through the country park and along private land to the east, it is possible to follow the river and feeder all
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#1732772491978276-551: The River Almond has long been notorious for its high levels of pollution. With the demise of mining and heavy industry in Central Scotland , the river became cleaner, and it is being actively repopulated by wildlife: there is a healthy population of brown trout and there are improving runs of both Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) and sea trout ( Salmo trutta ). There is also a good array of birds to be seen around
299-589: The community of Salsburgh and other nearby communities). Shotts has a number of sports facilitated in the local community. Shotts Golf Club, an 18-hole course founded in 1895, is to the North-East of the town. Between 1950 and 2022, Shotts hosted its own Highland Games in Hannah Park. 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
322-521: The ferryman discovered the Cramond Lioness , a Roman -era sculpture, in the mud of the river bed. The sculpture is now in the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. The river begins its journey at Hirst Hill near Shotts Lanarkshire and runs past Seafield towards Kirkton and then through the centre of Livingston before travelling through Almondell and Calderwood Country Park where it picks up
345-489: The legendary giant highwayman Bertram de Shotts , though toponymists give the Anglo-Saxon scēots ("steep slopes") as the real source of the name. Shotts is the home of the world famous Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band , 16-time winners of World Pipe Band Championships . Until 1457 Shotts was part of the Lanarkshire parish of Bothwell under the designation of "Bothwell-muir". Groome related that
368-583: The loss of 700 jobs. Between 1964 and 1980 Timpo Toys employed around a thousand people at its factory in Torbothie Road in the production of plastic toys and figurines such as cowboys, indians and soldiers. In the late 70s turnover began to decline and by December 1980 the Factory had closed. Shotts has also been home to a number of large food producters: Started in 1897, when Pietro Campopiano moved from Montecasino near Rome to Shotts and opened
391-551: The old coach roads between Glasgow and Edinburgh that expanded and merged during the 18th and 19th centuries following the growth in mining. Nearby is Kirk o' Shotts transmitting station . Knowhoble Hill, lying beside Teilling Burn, was the site of a dwelling belonging to the Cleland (Clevland) family. The town has a number of churches. A couple of miles north of Shotts is the Kirk O'Shotts Parish Church (although this covers
414-472: The past. 55°58′44″N 3°18′07″W / 55.97889°N 3.30194°W / 55.97889; -3.30194 Shotts Shotts is a small town in North Lanarkshire , Scotland. It is located almost halfway between Glasgow (17 miles or 27 kilometres) and Edinburgh (26 miles or 42 kilometres). The town has a population of about 8,840. A local story has Shotts being named after
437-690: The pre-reformation church of Bertramshotts is mentioned in a papal bull in 1476. The parish, one of the largest in Lowland Scotland at 10 miles long and 8 miles wide, was sometimes called Shotts but officially it was known as Bertram Shotts. In 1830s the principal owners of the land were the Duke of Hamilton , Sir Thomas Inglis Cochrane of Murdoston MP, the Right Honourable Dowager Lady Torphichen, and Robert Carrick Buchanan Esquire of Drumpellier. Shotts
460-495: The river banks, including dippers , kingfishers and grey herons , and increasing numbers of otters are being reported. The river is still the primary means by which southern West Lothian's wastewater is transported to the sea. Although the introduction of a number of water treatment plants have helped to mitigate the river’s pollution, it still suffers from high levels of detergent pollution and run-off from agricultural land. This has caused it to often have what has been described as
483-521: The title River Almond . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=River_Almond&oldid=1145343813 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages River Almond, Lothian The River Almond
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#1732772491978506-689: The way to the Union Canal. The river then flows east under the Almond Aqueduct of the Union Canal before turning northwards towards the Firth of Forth . It then flows past Kirkliston and Cramond , before joining the Firth of Forth near Cramond Island . Illieston Castle is on the river, near the Almond Aqueduct. The Stewart kings James II and James IV are said to have had a hunting lodge at Illieston. The present three-storey house
529-460: Was known for its mining and ironworks . The Shotts Iron Company was first established in 1801 and provided employment for Shotts and the surrounding area for 150 years, and was eventually wound up in 1952. These were developed when transport by canal and railway became possible. By the late 1800s the ironworks had grown to the extent that the village slogan was "Shotts lights the world", as gas lamp standards made here were exported throughout
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