Wanlockhead owes its existence to lead & other mineral deposits in surrounding hills, with beam engine being introduced there


Wanlockhead owes its existence to the lead and other mineral deposits in the surrounding hills, with the beam engine being introduced there in the mid 18th Century to assist the miners at Straitsteps mine.


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