Old lead mine
Old lead mine is a mine in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Old lead mine is situated nearby to the peak Wellgrain Dod, as well as near White Law.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leadhills railway station.
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 2 miles south of Old lead mine.
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. Leadhills is situated 1½ miles southwest of Old lead mine.
Wanlockhead
Village
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.
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 3½ miles east of Old lead mine.
Old lead mine
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.43722° or 55° 26′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.74249° or 3° 44′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C7RC7P5+V2OpenStreetMap ID
node 4762023786OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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