Wanlock Dod

Wanlock Dod is a peak in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,811 feet. Wanlock Dod is situated nearby to the village Wanlockhead, as well as near the locality Mennock Hass.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Miners Library and Wanlockhead Inn.

Miners Library

Library

Photo: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wanlockhead Inn

Pub

Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wanlockhead Inn is a pub.

Leadhills railway station

Railway station

Photo: AHEMSLTD, CC BY 2.5.

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 Wanlockhead and Leadhills.

Wanlockhead

Village

Photo: Clydiee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

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.

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 5 miles northeast of Wanlock Dod.

Wanlock Dod

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,811 feet
Category: landform
Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.40257° or 55° 24′ 9″ north

Longitude

-3.78313° or 3° 46′ 59″ west

Elevation

1,811 feet (552 metres)

Open location code

9C7RC638+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11280570683

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12610036

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mennock Hass and Corbie Hall.

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Highlights include Lead Mine Adit and Tait’s Level Lead Mine Adit.

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