Historic churches · Central Scotland
Kirk of Shotts, Hirst Road, Salsburgh
Kirk of Shotts, Hirst Road, Salsburgh — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Kirk of Shotts, Hirst Road, Salsburgh is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB18228). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Shottskirk, more commonly known as Kirk O'Shotts Parish Church, or affectionately "The M8 Church", is a local parish church located in Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, and serves the village of Salsburgh, the town of Shotts and the hamlets in between. The last dedicated minister for this church was Rev. Sheila Spence who retired in 2000.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Shottskirk, more commonly known as Kirk O'Shotts Parish Church, or affectionately "The M8 Church", is a local parish church located in Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, and serves the village of Salsburgh, the town of Shotts and the hamlets in between. The last dedicated minister for this church was Rev. Sheila Spence who retired in 2000.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
On Monday 21 June 1630, the celebrated Revival took place. It had been arranged that John Livingstone, then a probationer, should preach in the kirkyard that morning after the Communion weekend. He preached on the text Ezekiel 36:25–26, His sermon, which lasted for two and a half hours, was much used by God and changed the hearts of five hundred people that morning. He preached for many years after that, but said that he never again witnessed such a melting of hearts as he did that day in Shotts lonely kirkyard. According to Robert Fleming's account of those days, 'Many were so choked and taken by the heart in hearing the word they have been made to fall over... who afterwards proved most…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8458, -3.8498
- District
- North Lanarkshire
- Postcode
- ML7 4NR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Airdrie and Shotts
Sources
- wikidata: Q17826636 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shottskirk (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kirk of Shotts, Hirst Road, Salsburgh?
- Kirk of Shotts, Hirst Road, Salsburgh is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode ML7 4NR).
- Is Kirk of Shotts, Hirst Road, Salsburgh a listed building?
- Kirk of Shotts, Hirst Road, Salsburgh is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Kirk of Shotts, Hirst Road, Salsburgh free to visit?
- Yes, Kirk of Shotts, Hirst Road, Salsburgh is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kirk of Shotts, Hirst Road, Salsburgh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ML7 4NR. It sits within the Airdrie and Shotts parliamentary constituency.