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Pibble Lead Mines is a post-medieval lead mining site located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. The mines were worked during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, forming part of the broader pattern of lead extraction that characterised the region during this period. The site comprises the physical remains of mining infrastructure associated with this extractive industry, reflecting the technological and economic practices of early modern Scottish mining. As a scheduled monument recorded with Historic Environment Scotland, the site preserves evidence of the commercial exploitation of mineral resources in the south-west Scottish uplands during the early modern era.
Pibble,lead mines is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5289. View the official record →
Pibble Lead Mines is a post-medieval lead mining site located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5289.
Pibble,lead mines is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM5289.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Claughreid, stone circle 600m NW of (4.7 km), Standing Stone of Bagbie, standing stone (5.3 km), Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 35m S of Cairnholy (6.7 km).
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