LEADHILLS ESTATE

Leadhills Estate is a member of Scottish Land & Estates - an organisation which promotes the work landowners and rural businesses undertake for the benefit of rural Scotland... The Leadhills Estate, lies high in the Lowther Hills of South Lanarkshire. The village of Leadhills, along with the Duke of Buccleuch's neighbouring village of Wanlockhead are the highest villages in Scotland. The Leadhills-Wanlockhead mining district was the most important lead-zinc deposit in Scotland, having produce an estimated half a million tons of lead concentrates during over 300 years of continuous exploitation... Today Leadhills Estate encompasses approximately 19,500 acres. It is owned by 2 Trusts, the Leadhills Trust and Glengeith Trust.It is an upland estate community surrounding the village of Leadhills and bounding the village of Elvanfoot. It is a fragile habitat with a delicately balanced mix of land uses.

Primary location: United Kingdom