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The Wanlockhead beam engine (also known as the Wanlockhead water-bucket pumping-engine or Straitsteps beam engine) is located close to the Wanlock Water below Church Street on the B797 in the village of Wanlockhead, Parish of Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The site is in the Lowther Hills above the Mennock Pass, a mile south of Leadhills in…
History, Straitsteps and the miners cottages & Overview
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanlockhead beam engine | Built | 19th century | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wanlockhead beam engine | Condition | Restored as a stationary exhibit | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wanlockhead beam engine | Coordinates | .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wanlockhead beam engine | Height | 13 ft. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wanlockhead beam engine | In use | 19th and 20th centuries | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wanlockhead beam engine | Materials | Stone, wood and iron | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wanlockhead beam engine | Open to the public | Yes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wanlockhead beam engine | Owner | Historic Environment Scotland | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wanlockhead beam engine | Type | A 19th century water pumping beam engine | 1.00 | infobox |
| the 1780s example once at Earlston in East Ayrshire | instance of | They were progressively replaced by steam powered water pumps | 0.80 | text |
| now preserved in the National Museum of Scotland.Sir James Stampfield installed hand rag-pumps that were used manually at the Straitsteps Mine between 1675 | instance of | They were progressively replaced by steam powered water pumps | 0.80 | text |
| 1684 | instance of | They were progressively replaced by steam powered water pumps | 0.80 | text |
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