Black Hill
Black Hill is a peak in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,801 feet. Black Hill is situated nearby to the locality Mennock Hass, as well as near the village Wanlockhead.Places of Interest
Highlights include Miners Library and Lowther Hill.
Lowther Hill
Peak
Lowther Hill is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Although the hill lends its name to the range, it is the second highest point of the Lowther Hills and lies on the border between Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway, east of the town of Sanquhar, however the true summit lies just within Lanarkshire.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leadhills and Wanlockhead.
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
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.
Black Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,801 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.3918° or 55° 23′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.7893° or 3° 47′ 21″ westElevation
1,801 feet (549 metres)Open location code
9C7R96R6+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1345947354OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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