Country: | Scotland |
Official Name: | Wattston |
Population Ref: | |
Coordinates: | 55.9078°N -3.9583°W |
Map Type: | Scotland |
Unitary Scotland: | North Lanarkshire |
Static Image Name: | Wattston from Standrigg Memorial Park - geograph.org.uk - 1501751.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Wattston from Stanrigg Memorial Park |
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]