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Undiscovered Scotland Jul 17, 2024

Leadhills may not be an imaginative name for a village high in the Lowther Hills and founded on lead mining, but it is an apt one. Located just within South Lanarkshire, it is Scotland's second-highest village, after nearby Wanlockhead. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/leadhills/leadhills/index.html

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Leadhills Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland

Information about and images of Leadhills in Lanarkshire on Undiscovered Scotland.

Undiscovered Scotland May 18, 2024

Remote and little-known Morton Castle, standing on the south-west flank of the the Lowther Hills above Nithsdale in Dumfries & Galloway. It was built in the mid-1400s on the site of an earlier castle that had been dismantled in 1357. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/thornhill/mortoncastle/index.html

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Morton Castle Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland

Information about and images of Morton Castle in Dumfries and Galloway on Undiscovered Scotland.

Undiscovered Scotland Apr 3, 2024

Wanlockhead in Dumfries & Galloway, high in the Lowther Hills to the west of the A74(M). It developed from about 1680 to mine lead and other metals and is the highest village in Scotland at 467m or 1,531ft. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/wanlockhead/wanlockhead/index.html

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Wanlockhead Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland

Information about and images of Wanlockhead in Dumfries and Galloway on Undiscovered Scotland.

Undiscovered Scotland Jul 17, 2023