Gardens · Scottish Lowlands
Scots Mining Company House
In or near Leadhills.
Scots Mining Company House — a garden in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
Alan O'Dowd — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Leadhills · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Scots Mining Company House, the nearest railway station is Leadhills, located 0.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is ML12 6XR. Entry details are not provided, so please check in advance for accessibility options.
About
Scots Mining Company House is a garden of interest in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
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From the Wikipedia article
The Scots Mining Company House, also known as Woodlands Hall, is an early-18th-century mansion house in Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The house was built around 1736 for the manager of the Leadhills mines, which were owned by the Earl of Hopetoun. Its design has been attributed to the architect William Adam. The house is now a category A listed building. The garden, which is largely unchanged since it was laid out in the 18th century, is included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.
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Background
History
Lead and silver have been mined at Leadhills in the Southern Uplands for centuries. In the 17th century, Sir James Hope (1614–1661) married Anne, daughter of Robert Foulis of Leadhills, and the mines subsequently passed to his descendants the Earls of Hopetoun. The house at Leadhills was built between 1734 and 1736 for James Stirling. At this time, the architect William Adam (1689–1748) was engaged by Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun (1681–1742) at Hopetoun House, and Adam's name has been linked to the design of both the house and its garden, though the only record of his involvement is on a building account for the supply of timber. By the middle of the 19th century, the lead mines were…
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- Coordinates
- 55.4145, -3.7610
- District
- South Lanarkshire
- Postcode
- ML12 6XR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- Nearest railway station
- Leadhills — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.leadhillsbears.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7435787 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scots Mining Company House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scots Mining Company House?
- Scots Mining Company House is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode ML12 6XR).
- What is Scots Mining Company House?
- Scots Mining Company House — a garden in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Scots Mining Company House?
- The nearest railway station is Leadhills, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode ML12 6XR.
- How do I get to Scots Mining Company House?
- The nearest railway station is Leadhills, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ML12 6XR.