Wattston
Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Wattston is a village on the B803, west of Greengairs in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.[1] Between them Wattston and Greengairs have about 1,190 residents.[2] It is around 4 km south of Cumbernauld, and 4 km north of Airdrie. Other places nearby include Caldercruix, Longriggend, Riggend and Slamannan.
There is still open cast mining in this former mining village.[3] The village was badly affected by the Stanrigg Mining Disaster[4] where, in July 1918, a collapse led to the deaths of 19 local mine workers, 3 of whom were from Wattston and 6 others from nearby Greengairs.[5]
The 98th corps of the Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers was headquartered at Wattston.[6]
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External links
- RCAHMS record of Wattston, New Monkland
- CANMORE/RCAHMS record of Wattston, General
- Geograph image of Stanrigg Memorial Park, Wattston