Lecht Mine
Lecht Mine is an industrial building in Moray, Scotland. Lecht Mine is situated nearby to the peak Càrn Dulack, as well as near Tom Garbh-bheinne.Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: iron mine in Moray, Scotland
- Also known as: “Ironstone Mine,mine & surface workings 800m NNE of Well of the Lecht” and “Lecht”
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Well Of The Lecht and Scalan.
Well Of The Lecht
Spring
Photo: ronnie leask, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Well Of The Lecht is a spring, which is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Lecht Mine.
Scalan
Museum
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Scalan was a Scottish Catholic seminary and one of the few places in Scotland where the Catholic faith was kept alive during the anti-Catholic persecutions of the 18th century. Scalan is situated 2½ miles north of Lecht Mine.
Càrn Mòr
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Càrn Mòr is the highest mountain of the Ladder Hills on the border of Aberdeenshire and Moray, Scotland. It is located northeast of the Cairngorm Mountains near Strathdon. It rises high above Glenlivet in an area once renowned for its whisky smuggling. Càrn Mòr is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lecht Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cock Bridge and Tomintoul.
Cock Bridge
Hamlet
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cock Bridge is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located in the Cairngorms National Park, on the A939 road near Corgarff and Corgarff Castle, between Bellabeg at Strathdon in Aberdeenshire, on the road to the Lecht Ski Centre, and towards Tomintoul in Moray. Cock Bridge is situated 4½ miles south of Lecht Mine.
Tomintoul
Village
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tomintoul is a village in the Moray council area of Scotland in the historic county of Banffshire. Within Cairngorms National Park, the village lies close to the banks of the River Avon and is said by some to be the highest village in the Scottish Highlands, although at 345 m it is still much lower than the highest village in Scotland. Tomintoul is situated 4½ miles west of Lecht Mine.
Corgarff
Hamlet
Photo: Camer01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corgarff is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Grampian Mountains. The nearby Corgarff Castle was used as a military barracks in the 18th century. The hamlet's primary school closed in 1998. Corgarff is situated 5 miles southeast of Lecht Mine.
Lecht Mine
- Categories: iron mine, building, and industry
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.2278° or 57° 13′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.26437° or 3° 15′ 52″ westLevels
2Open location code
9C9R6PHP+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 419930377OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mineshaftOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledWikidata ID
Q17827255
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