Residents of Scotland's highest village have voted in favour of plans for a community buyout. They were balloted over a bid to take ownership of nearly 4,000 acres of land at Wanlockhead in Dumfries ...

Lying at the heart of the Lowther hills, just west of the M74, this old lead mining village is remarkably popular with coach loads from the conurbations of Northern England, en route to the Highlands.

Wanlockhead residents have voiced fears over the proposed axing of GP services in the village. NHS bosses want to cut twice-weekly outreach provision because of doctor recruitment problems and replace ...

Bomb disposal experts were called out to Scotland’s highest village after the discovery of World War Two explosives. A member of the public found the mortar in the river in Wanlockhead, Dumfries and ...

A group of villagers from Wanlockhead in Dumfries and Galloway are heading off to the Outer Hebrides to find out more about pursuing a community buyout. The residents want to buy almost 15,000 acres ...

WANLOCKHEAD is a place where the superlatives trip off the tongue. As Scotland's highest village, it sits at a lofty elevation of 1,531 feet – that's 467 metres – above sea level. There's a feeling of ...

A man has been found safe and well after going missing on a night out in Wanlockhead, Scotland’s highest village. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access ...

They were balloted over a bid to take ownership of nearly 4,000 acres of land at Wanlockhead in Dumfries and Galloway. The ground surrounding the village is currently owned by the Buccleuch group.

Perched on the Lowther Hills, Scotland's highest village has a legacy built on gold. The tiny settlement of Wanlockhead, 1456 feet (410m) above sea level in the Dumfries and Galloway hills became a ...