Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Stane

Stane, a village in Cambusnethan parish, Lanarkshire, on the left bank of South Calder Water, in the vicinity of Shotts lronworks, 5 furlongs SE of Shotts station, and 6 ½ miles ENE of Wishaw. It dates from ancient times; is now associated chiefly with the Shotts Ironworks and with extensive collieries; and has an Evangelical Union chapel. Pop. (1871) 937, (1881) 911.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Cambusnethan ScoP       Lanarkshire ScoCnty
Place: Stane

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