Visit Wanlockhead Places

Welcome to Visit Wanlockhead Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wanlockhead

  

Wanlockhead Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wanlockhead

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Wanlockhead history

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Wanlockhead owes its existence to the lead and other mineral deposits in the surrounding hills. The village was founded permanently in 1680 when the Duke of Buccleuch built a lead smelting plant and workers’ cottages. Lead, zinc, copper and silver were mined nearby, as well as some of the world’s purest gold at 22.8 carats, used to make the Scottish Crown.

Robert Burns

Burns and an associate visited Wanlockhead in the winter of 1789–90. The weather was very icy and they decided to have their horses’ shoes ‘frosted’, that is sharpened to increase the grip. They had to wait their turn and took shelter at Ramage’s Inn, where Burns wrote a poem entitled Pegasus.

Wanlockhead geography / climate

Climate

Wanlockhead has a moist oceanic climate (Cfb) with cool to chilly weather throughout the year. It is one of the coldest inhabited places in the United Kingdom.

You can visit Wanlockhead places with Walkfo Wanlockhead to hear history at Wanlockhead’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wanlockhead has 6 places to visit in our interactive Wanlockhead map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Wanlockhead, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Wanlockhead places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wanlockhead & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 6 audio facts unique to Wanlockhead places in an interactive Wanlockhead map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Wanlockhead Places Map
6 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Wanlockhead historic spots	Wanlockhead tourist destinations	Wanlockhead plaques	Wanlockhead geographic features
Walkfo Wanlockhead tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Wanlockhead

  

Best Wanlockhead places to visit

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Wanlockhead has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Wanlockhead’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Wanlockhead’s information audio spots:

Scots Mining Company House The Scots Mining Company House, also known as Woodlands Hall, is an early-18th-century mansion house. The house was built around 1736 for the manager of the Leadhills mines, which were owned by the Earl of Hopetoun. Its design has been attributed to the architect William Adam.

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Visit Wanlockhead plaques