Leadburn

Leadburn is a hamlet in Midlothian, Scotland. Leadburn is situated nearby to the locality Springfield, as well as near the hamlet Kingside.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uttershill Castle and Penicuik Free Church, Peebles Road, Penicuik.

Uttershill Castle

Castle

Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Uttershill Castle is a ruinous 16th-century tower house, about 0.5 miles south of Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland, south of the river North Esk, and west of the Black Burn. Alternative names are Utters Hill and Outtershill Castle. Uttershill Castle is situated 2½ miles north of Leadburn.

Penicuik Free Church, Peebles Road, Penicuik

Church

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Penicuik Free Church, Peebles Road, Penicuik is situated 2½ miles north of Leadburn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penicuik and Lamancha.

Penicuik

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Penicuik is a town in The Lothians 10 miles south of Edinburgh. It's mostly commuterland for the city, with a population of 16,200 in 2016. It has an army base and is close to the scenic Pentland Hills.

Lamancha

Locality

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Lamancha is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southwest of Leadburn.

Silverburn

Hamlet

Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Silverburn is a small hamlet near Penicuik, in Midlothian, south-east Scotland. It has a small community centre, with a garden surrounding the hall, which featured on the BBC Television programme The Beechgrove Garden in June 2008. Silverburn is situated 3½ miles northwest of Leadburn.

Leadburn

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.78691° or 55° 47′ 13″ north

Longitude

-3.22242° or 3° 13′ 21″ west

Elevation

873 feet (266 metres)

Open location code

9C7RQQPH+Q2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 30238366

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2644753

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Springfield Moss and Craigburn Wood.

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