Old lead adit
Old lead adit is an adit in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Old lead adit is situated nearby to the archaeological site Old lead shaft, as well as near the ruins Old Engine House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Miners Library and Wanlockhead Inn.
Miners Library
Library
Photo: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Miners Library is situated 3,600 feet east of Old lead adit.
Wanlockhead Inn
Pub
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wanlockhead Inn is a pub, which is situated 3,200 feet east of Old lead adit.
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 1½ miles northeast of Old lead adit.
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. Leadhills is situated 2 miles northeast of Old lead adit.
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 5 miles southwest of Old lead adit.
Old lead adit
- Type: Adit
- Category: industry
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.39786° or 55° 23′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.79695° or 3° 47′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C7R96X3+46OpenStreetMap ID
node 11289611915OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=adit
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