Penicuik High School

Penicuik is a town and former burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk. It lies on the A701 midway between Edinburgh and Peebles, east of the Pentland Hills.

Email: penicuik.hs@midlothian.gov.uk
Type: School
Description: secondary school in Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Address: 39A Carlops Road, EH26 9EP

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Penicuik Town Hall and St Mungo’s Church, High Street, Penicuik.

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 2,600 feet southeast of Penicuik High School.

St Mungo’s Church, High Street, Penicuik

Church

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St Mungo’s Church, High Street, Penicuik is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Penicuik High School.

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. Uttershill Castle is situated 4,300 feet southeast of Penicuik High School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penicuik and Silverburn.

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.

Silverburn

Hamlet

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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 1½ miles west of Penicuik High School.

Auchendinny

Village

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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 2 miles northeast of Penicuik High School.