Wanlockhead (Scotland)

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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Wanlockhead (Scotland)
Coordinates
-3.777 -3.777 55.397 55.397 (gooearth )
W0034700 W0034700 N0552300 N0552300 (geonames )
Associated country
Great Britain
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 124518788
Wikidata: Q1670511
Library of congress: n 98880728
Sources of Information
  • The Leadhills and Wanlockhead light railway, 1996
  • Bart. gaz. of Brit., 1977:(Wanlockhead, D & G: vil. in former lead-mining area, 6 m. E. of Sanquhar)
Wikipedia description:

Wanlockhead is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, nestling in the Lowther Hills and 1 mile (2 kilometres) south of Leadhills at the head of the Mennock Pass, which forms part of the Southern Uplands. It is Scotland's highest village, the village centre being at an elevation of around 405 m (1,329 ft) above sea level. Some sources, including VisitScotland, cite an altitude of 467 metres (1,532 ft) but the highest house in the village has been measured at 444 metres (1,457 ft). The village can be accessed via the B797, which connects it to the A76 near Sanquhar and the A74(M) motorway at Abington.

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