More than 15 years ago Greta Clark’s husband Charlie was digging in his vegetable garden at the Scots Mining Company House in Leadhills when a tiny baby hedgehog crossed his path. He took it indoors to Greta who realised it needed care to survive. Further hoglets appeared that year and...
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Glen Franka Reservoir
Glen Franka Reservoir is an impounding reservoir on the Leadhills Estate. An impounding reservoir consists of a dam across a valley which acts to impound a natural stream of water. The exact date of completion is not clear but is thought to be around the mid-1860s (see description of works)...
Leadhills Golf Club Future Plans
Leadhills Golf Club have secured £97,536.56 of funding for the renewal of all equipment needed to keep Scotland’s highest golf course in perfect condition. Both The Renewable Energy Fund and Clyde Wind Farm have match funded the total needed. Leadhills Golf Course is a 9-hole course, situated in the picturesque...
The Lady Manners’ Scar and the Susanna Mine
The workings of the Susanna Vein, one of the great metal mines of Britain, is indicated by the great scar on the hillside known as Lady Manners’ Scar. General views of Lady Manners’ Scar The mine was originally worked by Thomas Foulis during the 16th Century and the scar probably...
