Museum of Lead Mining

Museum of Lead Mining, also known as Hidden Treasures, set in the picturesque village of Wanlockhead (the highest village in Scotland), is an excellent way to learn about lead mining in the 18th century, and experience the thrill of going underground!

Make your way along the village paths to 2 miners cottages that show you how miners really lived, take a trip into Lochnell Mine to find out how the miners worked, and learn all about the beam engines that used to pump out the water when the mines became too deep to drain from gravity alone!