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All that remains now of the abandoned Mines at Woodhead, Carsphairn are a few ruined buildings, a few slag heaps and some mildly alarming holes in the hillside. Once a bustling wee community of around 300 people lived and worked here. Sources: Carsphairn Archives, Woodhead Lead Mines online Exhibition: The industrial archaeology of Galloway. 1971. The Industrial Archaeology of the British Isles Donnachie, Ian. Canmore, Lead Mines and Smelter:
