Historical maps and estate plans indicate the location of a settlement at the confluence of the Cleuch Burn with Glengonnar Water five kilometers north of Leadhills.  From biographies of Bevis Bulmer, John Hope’s first mine manager at Leadhills in the 1590s, it is possible that this settlement is the site...

We are pleased to announce our upcoming annual community consultation on Tuesday 28 October, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Leadhills Village Hall. This drop-in event is open to all members of the local community and will be attended by Lord Hopetoun and members of the Leadhills Estate team....

Please view a summary of the feedback from the 2024 Leadhills Community Consultation.

Leadhills Estate is holding its annual community consultation on 29 October between 3pm-7pm at the Leadhills Village Hall. Everyone is welcome to the drop-in event which will be hosted by Lord Hopetoun and representatives from the Leadhills Estate team. Now in its 5th year, the team will showcase activities on...

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...

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)...