James Stirling Memorial

James Stirling Memorial is a memorial in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. James Stirling Memorial is situated near Leadhills Community Fire Station, as well as near the museum Leadhills Miners Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Leadhills railway station and Miners Library.

Leadhills railway station

Railway station

Photo: AHEMSLTD, CC BY 2.5.

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 1,800 feet south of James Stirling Memorial.

Miners Library

Library

Photo: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Miners Library is situated 1½ miles southwest of James Stirling Memorial.

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 2 miles southeast of James Stirling Memorial.

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.

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 4½ miles east of James Stirling Memorial.

James Stirling Memorial

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.41614° or 55° 24′ 58″ north

Longitude

-3.76217° or 3° 45′ 44″ west

Established

1770

Open location code

9C7RC68Q+F4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1456330293

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Leadhills Community Fire Station and Leadhills Miners Library.

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Places to explore: Ramsay Road and War Memorial.

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