Utilities

Telephony

The local Telephone Exchange is at the north end of Ramsay Road. The exchange is ADSL enabled providing ADSL Max with speeds of around 6 Mbps, though some locations get 8 Mbps. (Note: wireless networking/ADSL/Internet phone connections can be hampered by the thick stone walls common in local homes.)

There is also FTTC, fibre to the cabinet offering up to 75Mb/s and a few locations on the fringes of the villages which have Fibre R at 100 Mb/s.

The village has subscribed to Ultrafast/Gigabit Broadband under the UK Government voucher scheme and only awaits Openreach undertaking the build. The villages reached more than 120% of the pledge target. The voucher scheme is still open and residents can pledge at: https://www.openreach.com/connect-my-community

Power

Visit the Scottish Power website

Scottish Power (Customer Service): 0845 2700700
(Monday to Friday: 8:00 am to 7:00 pm, Saturday: 9:oo am to 1:00 pm)

Scottish Power (Emergency): 0845 2727999

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Gas

There is no piped gas supply to Leadhills. Gas suitable for use by campers/caravanners can be obtained from:

Lettershaws Farm, on the Leadhills – Abington road (B797). Phone number: 01864 502369

Mount View Caravan Park, Station Road, Abington. Phone number: 01864 502808

Castleview Filling Station (Esso), Townfoot (A76), Sanquhar. Phone number: 01659 50291

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Water

Visit the Scottish Water website

Scottish Water: 0845 6008855

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Go Compare

In light of the ongoing volatility of energy prices, Go Compare has developed a convenient interactive energy cost calculator tool.