Walltower
Walltower is a locality in Midlothian, Scotland. Walltower is situated nearby to the village Howgate, as well as near the locality Netherton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Uttershill Castle and Penicuik Town Hall.
Uttershill Castle
Castle
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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
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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. Penicuik Town Hall is situated 2 miles north of Walltower.
Penicuik Free Church, Peebles Road, Penicuik
Church
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Penicuik Free Church, Peebles Road, Penicuik is situated 1½ miles northwest of Walltower.
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 3 miles north of Walltower.
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 3 miles northwest of Walltower.
Walltower
- Type: Locality
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.80217° or 55° 48′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.20357° or 3° 12′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C7RRQ2W+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 8124735106OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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