Museum of Lead Mining
Museum of Lead Mining is a museum in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Museum of Lead Mining is situated nearby to the community center Wanlockhead Community Centre, as well as near the building Old Manse, Wanlockhead.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Email: info@leadminingmuseum.co.uk
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Wanlockhead Museum” and “Wanlockhead Museum of Mining”
- Address: Wanlockhead, ML12 6UT
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Miners Library and Wanlockhead Inn.
Wanlockhead Inn
Pub
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wanlockhead Inn is a pub, which is situated 410 feet northwest of Museum of Lead Mining.
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 Museum of Lead Mining.
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. Leadhills is situated 1½ miles northeast of Museum of Lead Mining.
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 Museum of Lead Mining.
Museum of Lead Mining
- Categories: mining museum, independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.39719° or 55° 23′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.7804° or 3° 46′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C7R96W9+VROpenStreetMap ID
way 119933546OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q113380048
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wanlockhead Community Centre and Old Manse, Wanlockhead.
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