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Lying to the north east of Wishaw town centre, Coltness is an area of mainly local authority built housing, divided into the two distinct areas of East and West
Coltness. The two areas have their own unique identities and are separated by Coltness Road, a main road from Wishaw to the village of
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Coltness, North Dryburgh Road. The housing estate of Branchalwood, built in the 1960s, contains detached and semi-detached bungalows and marks the boundary of East Coltness.
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Evidence of earlier mining operations are still visible, including a small slag heap in a woodland just off
Kilmeny Crescent and abandoned shafts in the woodland to the east of the suburb. Some larger buildings in the suburb are reported to be suffering from minor structural problems.
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Commerce in the suburb is mainly located in the eastern side, with convenience stores located in housing areas, as well as hairdressers and takeaway foods. A petrol station, tool hire company, two supermarkets, a bakery and a pharmacy are located on
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Coltness was designed as mix of both "back and front door" housing stock and low density flatted accommodation, with much open green space. It was built on land which had previously been marshy woodland with some minor mining operations.
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Coltness include Calderbridge Primary (created by the joining of Lammermoor Primary and Coltness Primary in 2010), Saint Aidan's RC Primary and
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Main Street for almost 2 miles along a hilly and winding course until it meets
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East Coltness has several bus services, with First Glasgow service number 241 running every 10 minutes from Cleland to
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The Coltness Iron Works was the prominent feature of the village, and developed during the
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