2016

NS8714 : Old lead-mining tips above Leadhills

taken 7 years ago, near to Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Old lead-mining tips above Leadhills
Old lead-mining tips above Leadhills
The bumps in the foreground are heaps of tailings (the refuse left after separating the usable parts of the lead ore) from historic lead-mining activities.

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Geographical Context: Uplands Quarrying, Mining Air, Sky, Weather other tags: Mine Tips Lead Mining Snow Remnants Lowther Hills Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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NS8714, 8 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan O'Dowd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 27 November, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 1 December, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 8794 1453 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:24.7105N 3:46.2944W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 8787 1455
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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