BELLSHILL, a village, in the parish of Bothwell,
Middle ward of the county of Lanark, 1^ mile (E.)
from Bothwell; containing 1013 inhabitants. It lies
on the great road from Edinburgh to Glasgow, and the
hill from which it is named attains an elevation of 372
feet above the sea. The population partake in the manufactures
of the parish. There is a post-office; also a
United Presbyterian meeting-house, and two schools.