THE LORDSHIP & BARONY OF KILMARNOCK
Wanlockhead, in the Lowther Hills at the head of the Mennock Pass - 2005.
Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Below are some random thumbnail images and postcard views of Wanlockhead. At 1531 feet above sea level it is the highest village in Scotland. The cottages (1-4 inc) of Mitchell Place shown below were built c1910 and are listed buildings.
Wanlockhead was the isolated location used for the filming of the BBC1 comedy drama 'Hope Springs' in 2009. A short video with some local scenes in a BBC video clip can be seen here.
Click on images to see a large version.
 A village view 2003 |
 A village view 2003 |
 A village view 2003 |
 A Wanlockhead house |
 Straitsteps mine entrance |
 Water balance pump 1875 |
 Wanlockhead 2003 |
 The old Post Office |
 The Great War 1914-18 |
 Mitchell Place 2003 |
 Cottages at Mitchell Place |
 View from Mitchell Place |
 At the former SYHA |
 The main street |
 Baroness at cemetery 2003 |
 View from the cemetery |
 The Miner's Library |
 Resting at the shop 2003 |
 Wanlockhead Inn sign |
 The Wanlockhead Inn |
 Cottage circa 1940 |
 At nana's cottage, 1974 |
 The 1940 cottage restored |
 New cycle path, 2003 |
 With briard Dino, 1974 |
 With Laidlaw children, 1974 |
 With Laidlaw family, 1974 |
 The Laidlaw house |
 The curfew bell |
 The village circa 1940 |
 Established church |
 Highest dwelling house |
 Highest inhabited houses |
 Highest village in Scotland |
 Highest village in GB |
 The view from Blackhill |
 The school, Wanlockhead |
 The pheasant tree |
 Loch Nell mine 1710-1850 |
 The far end of the village |
 Very rare SYHA badge |
 Gift of art from the SYHA |
