Wanlockhead is recognised for its Miner’s Library, the second oldest subscription Library in Scotland and indeed Europe and was established ‘...for our mutual improvement.' on the 1st November 1756 with 32 men. The Library was funded by subscriptions from the Miners, but a contribution was also made by mining companies too in order to encourage ‘self-improvement’ in the miners.
Museum of Lead Mining
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Wanlockhead Village
Museum of Lead Mining
Wanlockhead Village
Dumfries and Galloway
ML12 6UT
Getting here
Directions from the M74
Your junction number from the M74 will be determined by the direction in which you are travelling. If you are travelling northbound on the M74 then use junction 14.
If you are travelling southbound then leave at junction 13. The Museum is well signposted from both junctions.
Directions from the A76
To reach us from the A76 Dumfries to Kilmarnock road, check out the map and you will see the junction for Wanlockhead (B797) is just outside the village of Mennock, two miles from Sanquhar.
This route will take you through the spectacular Mennock Pass, as it climbs up to the village.
