Wanlockhead
Wanlockhead is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, nestling in the Lowther Hills and 1 mile south of Leadhills at the head of the Mennock Pass, which forms part of the Southern Uplands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Miners Library and Wanlockhead Inn.
Leadhills railway station
Railway station
Leadhills railway station was opened on 1 October 1901 as the intermediate stop on the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway and served the lead mining area, farms and the village of Leadhills circa 5.5 miles WSW of Elvanfoot railway station in South Lanarkshire until 2 January 1939 for passengers and freight.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leadhills and Elvanfoot.
Leadhills
Village
Photo: Alan O’Dowd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leadhills, originally settled for the accommodation of miners, is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 5+3⁄4 miles WSW of Elvanfoot. The population in 1901 was 835. Leadhills is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wanlockhead.
Elvanfoot
Village
Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elvanfoot is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elvanfoot is located at the confluence of the River Clyde and Elvan Water. The Clyde is crossed by a pedestrian suspension bridge that has been closed since 2007 for want of repair. Elvanfoot is situated 6 miles northeast of Wanlockhead.
Sanquhar
Town
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sanquhar is a town on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, north of Thornhill and west of Moffat. It is a former Royal Burgh. It is notable for its tiny post office, established in 1712 and considered the oldest working post office in the world. Sanquhar is situated 6 miles west of Wanlockhead.
Wanlockhead
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.39747° or 55° 23′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.77978° or 3° 46′ 47″ westElevation
1,388 feet (423 metres)Open location code
9C7R96WC+X3OpenStreetMap ID
node 338173853OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Wanlockhead” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Wanlockhead”
- Dutch: “Wanlockhead”
- French: “Wanlockhead”
- German: “Wanlockhead”
- Irish: “Cuingealach”
- Scots: “Wanlockheid”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cuingealach”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wanlockhead Community Centre and Wanlockhead, War Memorial.
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