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Wanlockhead beam engine

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…

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Owner
Historic Environment Scotland
Built
19th century
Condition
Restored as a stationary exhibit
Height
13 ft.
In use
19th and 20th centuries
Materials
Stone, wood and iron

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Built · 1
Wanlockhead beam engine → 19th century
Condition · 1
Wanlockhead beam engine → Restored as a stationary exhibit
Coordinates · 1
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Height · 1
Wanlockhead beam engine → 13 ft.
In use · 1
Wanlockhead beam engine → 19th and 20th centuries
Materials · 1
Wanlockhead beam engine → Stone, wood and iron
Open to the public · 1
Wanlockhead beam engine → Yes
Owner · 1
Wanlockhead beam engine → Historic Environment Scotland
Type · 1
Wanlockhead beam engine → A 19th century water pumping beam engine

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Wanlockhead beam engineBuilt19th century1.00infobox
Wanlockhead beam engineConditionRestored as a stationary exhibit1.00infobox
Wanlockhead beam engineCoordinates.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…1.00infobox
Wanlockhead beam engineHeight13 ft.1.00infobox
Wanlockhead beam engineIn use19th and 20th centuries1.00infobox
Wanlockhead beam engineMaterialsStone, wood and iron1.00infobox
Wanlockhead beam engineOpen to the publicYes1.00infobox
Wanlockhead beam engineOwnerHistoric Environment Scotland1.00infobox
Wanlockhead beam engineTypeA 19th century water pumping beam engine1.00infobox
the 1780s example once at Earlston in East Ayrshireinstance ofThey were progressively replaced by steam powered water pumps0.80text
now preserved in the National Museum of Scotland.Sir James Stampfield installed hand rag-pumps that were used manually at the Straitsteps Mine between 1675instance ofThey were progressively replaced by steam powered water pumps0.80text
1684instance ofThey were progressively replaced by steam powered water pumps0.80text

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