Symington’s Engine
Symington’s Engine is an archaeological site in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Symington’s Engine is situated nearby to the ruins Wheelpit, as well as near the archaeological site Lead Mine Adit.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 3,100 feet southeast of Symington’s Engine.
Wanlockhead Inn
Pub
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wanlockhead Inn is a pub, which is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Symington’s Engine.
Leadhills railway station
Railway station
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 6 miles northeast of Symington’s Engine.
Symington’s Engine
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.4042° or 55° 24′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.78976° or 3° 47′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C7RC636+M3OpenStreetMap ID
node 11295398327OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wheelpit and Lead Mine Adit.
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