Wanlockhead
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Wanlockhead is a historic former lead-mining village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, known as one of the highest villages in the country and a gateway to the surrounding Lowther Hills.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wanlockhead canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former mining village
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village ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 3 miles from Leadhills
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about 8 miles from Sanquhar ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 467 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| governedBy | Dumfries and Galloway Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity | recreational gold panning ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Wanlockhead Beam Engine
NERFINISHED
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miners’ cottages ⓘ period schoolroom ⓘ underground mine tours ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
church
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residential cottages ⓘ village hall ⓘ |
| hasClimate | cool upland climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory |
decline of mining in 20th century
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industrial revolution era mining ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Wanlock Water
NERFINISHED
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remains of mining infrastructure ⓘ terraced miners’ housing ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | conservation village ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Museum of Lead Mining NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
cycling
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heritage tourism ⓘ hillwalking ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| hasRoadAccessVia | B797 road ⓘ |
| hasTrail | Southern Upland Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransport | local bus services to Sanquhar ⓘ |
| historicalIndustry |
gold panning
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lead ⓘ silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isGatewayTo | Lowther Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the highest villages in Scotland
ⓘ
lead mining ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dumfries and Galloway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lowther Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Uplands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Leadhills
NERFINISHED
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M74 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | parish of Sanquhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalTown | Sanquhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Dumfries and Galloway council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCounty | Dumfriesshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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