King’s Seat

King’s Seat is a peak in , and has an elevation of 968 feet. King’s Seat is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uttershill Castle and Penicuik Town Hall.

Castle
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruinous 16th-century tower house, about 0.5 miles south of , , , south of the river North Esk, and west of the Black Burn. Alternative names are Utters Hill and Outtershill Castle.

Town hall
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, formerly the Cowan Institute, is a municipal building in the High Street, , , Scotland. The structure, which was the meeting place of Penicuik Burgh Council, is a Category C listed building.

Castle
Old Woodhouselee Castle was a 16th-century tower house located approximately 1.5 miles northeast of , , . It was situated south of the River Esk, near a dismantled railway track.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penicuik and Auchendinny.

Photo: YOGAN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in 10 miles south of . 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.

Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in Glencorse near , , 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.

Hamlet
is a village in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located two miles north of on the Glencorse Burn and gets its name from the bridge crossing.

King’s Seat

Latitude
55.81485° or 55° 48′ 53″ north
Longitude
-3.17059° or 3° 10′ 14″ west
Elevation
968 feet (295 metres)
Open location code
9C7RRR7H+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7542463817
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12617624
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