Mennock Water: Rockhounding in Dumfries and Galloway
- Minerals reported
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Mennock Water is a mapped rockhounding spot in Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom. Reported finds include gold, quartz. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
About Mennock Water
Mennock Water runs down the Mennock Pass below Wanlockhead, Scotland's highest village and the heart of a gold panning tradition documented since the reign of James IV in the early 1500s. Gold from the surrounding Crawford Muir went into royal coinage under James V and Mary Queen of Scots, and local gold features in a ring on the Scottish Parliament's mace. The burns still carry abundant small flakes and the occasional nugget. A licence must be purchased from the Museum of Lead Mining shop in Wanlockhead before panning in the local burns, and the museum also runs taster sessions and bookable five-hour panning courses.
Plan your visit
Pay-to-visit collecting site
- County / council area
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Nearest road
- Mennock Pass
- Postcode
- ML12 6UT
- Coordinates
- 55.38600, -3.80800
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.
Land & collecting status
Pay-to-visit collecting site
This is a paid collecting location. Hours, prices, and what you can keep vary by operator. Call ahead before driving out.
Rules differ across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Most UK land is private, beaches and foreshore generally tolerate casual pebble collecting, and SSSIs and scheduled monuments are protected. Check this site's status before you collect.
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other UK rockhounding spots within driving distance of Mennock Water.
- WanlockheadDumfries and Galloway · 1 mi awayGalena, Sphalerite, Leadhillite
- LeadhillsSouth Lanarkshire · 3 mi awayGalena, Sphalerite, Leadhillite
- Heads of AyrSouth Ayrshire · 35 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Chalcedony
- DunureSouth Ayrshire · 37 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Chalcedony
- Bennane HeadSouth Ayrshire · 50 mi awayJasper, Agate, Chalcedony
- Roughton Gill MineCaldbeck Fells, Cumbria · 54 mi awayPyromorphite, Campylite, Mimetite
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