Old travel Blog photograph of cottages in Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Salsburgh is a semi rural former coal mining village. The closest major town to the village is Shotts 3 miles to the south east and Airdrie 6 miles to the north west. There has been a community in the area for over 600 years, although the present village dates back to 1729. At that time only a row of four houses existed, named " Muirhall, Girdhimstrait, Merchanthall and Craighead ". Craighead was home to a Mr. Young and his wife Sally, and when Young sold some of his land to construct more houses it was decided that it would be named " Sallysburgh ". Through time the name was shortened to Salsburgh. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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