Beggar’s Brae
Beggar’s Brae is a grassland in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland. Beggar’s Brae is situated nearby to the community center Wanlockhead Community Centre, as well as near Wanlockhead, War Memorial.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 660 feet northwest of Beggar’s Brae.
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 Beggar’s Brae.
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 Beggar’s Brae.
Beggar’s Brae
- Type: Grassland
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.39739° or 55° 23′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.77858° or 3° 46′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C7R96WC+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1219043554OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grass
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wanlockhead, War Memorial and Wanlockhead Community Centre.
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