Wanlockhead

Wanlockhead
Wanlockhead village
Wanlockhead is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Wanlockhead
Wanlockhead
Location within Dumfries and Galloway
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Postcode districtML12
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55°23′49″N 3°46′37″W / 55.397°N 3.777°W / 55.397; -3.777

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,[1][2][3] the village centre being at an elevation of around 405 m (1,329 ft) above sea level.[2] Some sources, including VisitScotland,[1] 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).[2]

The village can be accessed via the B797, which connects it to the A76 near Sanquhar and the A74(M) motorway at Abington.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Wanlockhead Visitor Guide". Visit Scotland. Retrieved 17 April 2019. Wanlockhead is Scotland's highest village
  2. ^ a b c Keane, Phoebe (17 April 2019). "Where is Scotland's highest village?". BBC. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Where is Scotland's highest village?". More or Less. 15 April 2019. BBC. World Service. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Lead Mining Museum".
  5. ^ Mackay 1988, p. 155