Rookery

Rookery is a deciduous forest in , . Rookery is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Penicuik Town Hall and Uttershill Castle.

Town hall
, 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
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.

Ruins
is a ruined tower house, dating from the 16th century, around 2 miles south-west of , on the north bank of the North Esk, in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penicuik and Silverburn.

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.

Hamlet
is a small hamlet near , in , south-east . 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.

Village
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.

Rookery

Latitude
55.8118° or 55° 48′ 43″ north
Longitude
-3.2471° or 3° 14′ 49″ west
Open location code
9C7RRQ63+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 914198760
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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