Old Lead Mine - Portal of Poutsheil Level
Old Lead Mine - Portal of Poutsheil Level is a quarry in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Old Lead Mine - Portal of Poutsheil Level is situated nearby to the peak Water Head, as well as near the quarry Old Lead Mine - Mill Vein.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 1½ miles south of Old Lead Mine - Portal of Poutsheil Level.
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.
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. Wanlockhead is situated 3 miles south of Old Lead Mine - Portal of Poutsheil Level.
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 4 miles east of Old Lead Mine - Portal of Poutsheil Level.
Old Lead Mine - Portal of Poutsheil Level
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.43631° or 55° 26′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.76205° or 3° 45′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C7RC6PQ+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1424795669OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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