Miners Library
Miners Library is a library in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Miners Library is situated nearby to Wanlockhead, War Memorial, as well as near the community center Wanlockhead Community Centre.Photo: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Library
- Description: subscription library in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Miners Library, Wanlockhead”, “Wanlockhead Miners Library”, and “Wanlockhead Miners‘ Library”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wanlockhead Inn and Leadhills railway station.
Wanlockhead Inn
Pub
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wanlockhead Inn is a pub, which is situated 390 feet west of Miners Library.
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 1¼ miles northeast of Miners Library.
Green Lowther
Peak
Green Lowther is a hill in the Lowther Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the highest point of the Lowther Hills and lies in Lanarkshire, east of the town of Sanquhar. Green Lowther is situated 1½ miles east of Miners Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wanlockhead and Leadhills.
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.
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 Miners Library.
Miners Library
- Categories: library building, subscription library, building, and education
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.39788° or 55° 23′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.77966° or 3° 46′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C7R96XC+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 119933538OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q17568878
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In Other Languages
“Miners Library” goes by many names.
- German: “Miners’ Library”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wanlockhead, War Memorial and Wanlockhead Community Centre.
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