Howgate
Howgate is a village in Midlothian, Scotland. Howgate is situated nearby to the hamlet Falahills, as well as near the locality Walltower.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Uttershill Castle and Penicuik Town Hall.
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.
Penicuik Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penicuik Town Hall, formerly the Cowan Institute, is a municipal building in the High Street, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. The structure, which was the meeting place of Penicuik Burgh Council, is a Category C listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penicuik and Auchendinny.
Penicuik
Photo: YOGAN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penicuik is in 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.
Auchendinny
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchendinny is a small village in Glencorse near Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. The village had a paper mill at Dalmore, until its closure in 2005. This was Midlothian's last remaining papermill and after demolition is now the site of new home development. Auchendinny is situated 2½ miles north of Howgate.
Milton Bridge
Hamlet
Milton Bridge is a village in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located two miles north of Penicuik on the Glencorse Burn and gets its name from the bridge crossing. Milton Bridge is situated 3 miles north of Howgate.
Howgate
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.80984° or 55° 48′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.20129° or 3° 12′ 5″ westElevation
801 feet (244 metres)Open location code
9C7RRQ5X+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 31129839OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2646491
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