Snarhead
Snarhead is a ruins in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Snarhead is situated nearby to the peak Reecleuch Hill, as well as near Snar Law.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leadhills railway station and Miners Library.
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 2 miles southeast of Snarhead.
Miners Library
Library
Photo: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Miners Library is situated 2½ miles south of Snarhead.
Wanlockhead Inn
Pub
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wanlockhead Inn is a pub, which is situated 2½ miles south of Snarhead.
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 southeast of Snarhead.
Wanlockhead
Village
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 2½ miles south of Snarhead.
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 4½ miles north of Snarhead.
Snarhead
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.43129° or 55° 25′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.80146° or 3° 48′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C7RC5JX+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 483465501OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Reecleuch Hill and Snar Law.
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