Adit Portal
Adit Portal is an adit in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Adit Portal is situated nearby to the playground Wanlockhead Swingpark, as well as near the grassland Beggar’s Brae.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Leadhills railway station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Adit Portal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wanlockhead and Leadhills.
Wanlockhead
Village
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
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 Adit Portal.
Elvanfoot
Village
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 Adit Portal.
Adit Portal
- Type: Adit
- Category: industry
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.39655° or 55° 23′ 48″ north
Longitude
-3.77793° or 3° 46′ 41″ west
Open location code
9C7R96WC+JR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=adit
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