Snarhead

Places of Interest Nearby

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 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

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

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 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.

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