File:The Museum of Lead Mining, Wanlockhead. - geograph.org.uk - 156109.jpg
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English: The Museum of Lead Mining, Wanlockhead. Lead was mined in the hills around Wanlockhead till 1934, then again in 1957-58. Gold and silver has also been mined here since Roman times and local gold was used in James V's crown of 1540. This stone-built museum formerly housed a Miners' Subscription Library. |
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| Author | Colin Smith |
| Attribution (required by the license) | Colin Smith / The Museum of Lead Mining, Wanlockhead. / |
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This image was taken from the Geograph project collection. See this photograph's page on the Geograph website for the photographer's contact details. The copyright on this image is owned by Colin Smith and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
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