Old Lead Workings

Old Lead Workings is in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Old Lead Workings is situated near the quarry Old Lead Mine - Portal of Poutsheil Level, as well as near the peak Water Head.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Leadhills railway station.

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 2 miles south of Old Lead Workings.

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. Leadhills is situated 2 miles south of Old Lead Workings.

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 Workings.

Crawfordjohn

Village

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crawfordjohn is a small village and civil parish of 117 residents located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is three miles west of Abington and seven miles north east of Leadhills, near junction 13 of the M74. Crawfordjohn is situated 3½ miles north of Old Lead Workings.

Old Lead Workings

Type: Industry
Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.4426° or 55° 26′ 33″ north

Longitude

-3.75798° or 3° 45′ 29″ west

Open location code

9C7RC6VR+2R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 483465497

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Old Lead Mine - Portal of Poutsheil Level and Water Head.

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Places to explore: Old lead smelter and Broadlaw Kennels.

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