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Old lead mine

📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.39958, -3.76471

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Red Grouse (scotica) +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Red Grouse (scotica) +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ctenicera cuprea, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Sericostoma personatum +41 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Ctenicera cuprea, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Sericostoma personatum +41 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Usnea wasmuthii · last seen 2019; Fungi — Usnea wasmuthii · last seen 2019

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Round-leaved Crowfoot · last seen 2020; Plants — Round-leaved Crowfoot · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Southern Upland Way (Section A - Portpatrick to Melrose)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Southern Upland Way - deviationWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

On Mine Hill Moor

📷 Mary and Angus Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

On Mine Hill Moor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Old Manse Wild GardenUrban park1 km→✦Entrance to Lochnell Mine - Lochnell VeinHistoric site1.2 km→✦Old Lead Mine Adit - Crawfords VeinHistoric site800 m→✦Wanlockhead Beam EngineHistoric site1.3 km→✦Straitstep Lead Mine Shaft - Straitstep VeinHistoric site1.3 km→✦Straitstep Mine AditHistoric site1.3 km→

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