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Hello, and welcome to Undiscovered Scotland, the ultimate online guide to Scotland. The site is a combination of visitor guide, accommodation listing and business directory, and aims to show you what the country is really like.
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High in
the Lowther Hills to the west of the M74 is
Wanlockhead, Scotland's
highest village at 467m or 1531ft. It owes its existence to the lead, gold and
other minerals found under the surrounding countryside. These mineral deposits
were probably first exploited by the Romans and from the 1200s they were being
worked again by groups of miners who gathered here each summer. The first
permanent settlement appeared in about 1680. (more...)
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