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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
Yes
EventsForChildren
No
Place
The town or city
By Biggar
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
No
DisabledAccess
Yes
Activities
<p>Directions: <br />(Wanlockhead ML12 6UT) From the A76 take the junction for Wanlockhead (B797) two miles from Sanquhar. From the M74 travelling north take junction 14 and travelling south take junction 13. The Museum is well signposted.</p>
OpeningTime1
10.00-17.00
OpeningDate1
26/9/2010
OpeningTime2
10.00-17.00
IsNewThisYear
No
ID
Google Panorama ID
11161
Refreshments
No
Street
The street address
Wanlockhead
Postcode
ML12 6UT
Parking
Yes
DisabledWC
Yes
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Hidden Treasures Museum of Lead Mining
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
dumfriesandgalloway
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
1067
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,55.39848,-3.778181;
Description
An account of the resource
<p>Hidden Treasures, Museum of Lead Mining at Wanlockhead is hidden amongst the Lowther Hills in Scotland's highest village (461m / 1531ft). </p><p>Visitors can spend a day that is fun for all the family uncovering treasures, including a real 18th century lead mine set deep in the hillside. Make your way along village paths and tracks to the two miners' cottages and see how the miners really lived before exploring the second oldest subscription library in Europe. </p><p>Enter the Visitor Centre to discover rocks, minerals, gold, mining artefacts and muslin flowering.</p>