OMOA, a village, in the parish of Bertram-Shotts,
Middle ward of the county of Lanark, 5 miles (S. W.)
from the village of Bertram-Shotts; containing '206
inhabitants. This place is situated in the south-western
part of the parish, and owes its origin to the erection of
considerable iron-works, in 1787, on the estate of Colonel
Dalrymple; the ironstone in the neighbourhood is very
abundant, and the ore is wrought to a great extent.
The village lies on the road from Airdrie to Cambusnethan.