C.T.R. Wilson

C.T.R. Wilson is a memorial in Scotland, United Kingdom. C.T.R. Wilson is situated nearby to Glencorse Reservoir, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Castlelaw Fort.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Turnhouse Hill and Glencorse Parish Church.

Turnhouse Hill

Peak

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Turnhouse Hill is a peak.

Glencorse Parish Church

Church

Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glencorse Parish Church is situated 1 mile east of C.T.R. Wilson.

Old Parish Church, Glencorse

Building

Photo: james waugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Old Parish Church, Glencorse is a building, which is situated 1 mile east of C.T.R. Wilson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Easter Howgate and Milton Bridge.

Easter Howgate

Hamlet

Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Easter Howgate is a settlement in Midlothian, Scotland, UK, on the A702, two miles north of Penicuik. The Scottish Agricultural College maintains a teaching campus and a research farm there, named "Edinburgh Genetics".

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.

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 1½ miles east of C.T.R. Wilson.

C.T.R. Wilson

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “C.T.R. Wilson / Companion of Honour / Nobel Laureate in Physics / Inventor of the Cloud Chamber / was born in Crosshouse Farm, Glencorse and died in Carlops in 1959”
Category: historic site
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.85448° or 55° 51′ 16″ north

Longitude

-3.23072° or 3° 13′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C7RVQ39+QP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13858361284

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Highlights include Glencorse Reservoir and Castlelaw Fort.

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