Glengonnar

Glengonnar is a railway station in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Glengonnar is situated near the archaeological site Old lead mine, as well as near Miners Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Miners Library and Leadhills railway station.

Miners Library

Library

Photo: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Miners Library is situated 2,600 feet southwest of Glengonnar.

Leadhills railway station

Railway station

Photo: AHEMSLTD, CC BY 2.5.

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 3,800 feet northeast of Glengonnar.

Wanlockhead Inn

Pub

Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wanlockhead Inn is a pub, which is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Glengonnar.

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 5 miles northeast of Glengonnar.

Glengonnar

Type: Railway station
Categories: station and transport
Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.40216° or 55° 24′ 8″ north

Longitude

-3.76943° or 3° 46′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C7RC62J+V6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3581429616

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=station

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Old lead mine and Old lead mine.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Old Lead Shaft - March Vein and Old Lead Mine.

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