Scotchmans Lead, a rural locality 6 km (3.7 statute miles) from Buninyong, in South Western Victoria, Australia, sits between the Yarrowee River, Midland Highway and Scotchmans Lead Road. It has recently^[when?] been renamed Scotchmans Lead from Yarrowee, after a proposal by the Ballarat City Council to change its name back to its historic days. ^{[citation needed]}

Scotchmans Lead Victoria
Scotchmans Lead
Coordinates	37°40′S 143°51′E
Population	105 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3352
LGA(s)	City of Ballarat
State electorate(s)	Eureka
Federal division(s)	Ballarat

Scotchmans Lead was once a prominent mining area and farming area, with many properties still rearing animals such as cows and horses. The former Scotchmans Lead school, itself originally a church, has recently^[timeframe?] been turned into a bed-and-breakfast.

Scotchman's Lead Post Office opened on 17 January 1865, was renamed Yarrowee in 1875, and closed in 1961.[2]

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