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LeeW Joined: 28/07/2007 Location: Notts View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Wanlockhead and Leadhills Smelters etc Posted: 17/11/2010 22:06:19 Reply \| Quote Anyone got the names for some for the Large Smelter site and Ore Processing to the North West of Wanlockhead, where the the Southern Upland Way crosses Wanlock Water [link] And also the smaller mill to the North of Gripps Level [link] -- ' Ask no questions, get no lies' IP: 86.11.200.126
John Lawson Joined: 09/12/2010 Location: Castle Douglas Dumfries & Galloway View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Wanlockhead and Leadhills Smelters etc Posted: 08/01/2011 19:30:47 Reply \| Quote As far as I know the large smelter at Wanlockhead is called the Meadowfoot Smelter. IP: 92.8.194.96
JeremyL Joined: 31/10/2011 Location: Edinburgh View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Wanlockhead and Leadhills Smelters etc Posted: 16/03/2012 16:53:29 Reply \| Quote This smeltmill is also known as The Dukes Smeltmill as it was constructed by The Duke of Buccleuch IP: 86.183.35.209

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