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Wanlockhead Beam Engine

An early 19th-century wooden water-balance pump for draining a lead mine

Wanlockhead Beam Engine

An early 19th-century wooden water-balance pump for draining a lead mine, with the track of a horse engine beside it.

Nearby is the privately operated museum of Scottish lead mining.


Location

Region – Dumfries and Galloway

In Wanlockhead village off the A76.