Old Lead Mine - Middle Grain Vein

Places of Interest Nearby

Leadhills railway station

Railway station

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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 2 miles southwest of Old Lead Mine - Middle Grain Vein.

Dun Law

Peak

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Dun Law is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the next Donald after Green Lowther, the highest point of the ridge, when walking northeast and is usually ascended from this direction. Dun Law is situated 2½ miles southeast of Old Lead Mine - Middle Grain Vein.

Places in the Area

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.

Wanlockhead

Village

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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. Wanlockhead is situated 3 miles southwest of Old Lead Mine - Middle Grain Vein.

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 3 miles east of Old Lead Mine - Middle Grain Vein.

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