Rookery
Rookery is a deciduous forest in Midlothian, Scotland. Rookery is situated nearby to the locality Netherton, as well as near Hopelands.Places of Interest
Highlights include Penicuik Town Hall and Uttershill Castle.
Penicuik Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Uttershill Castle
Castle
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Brunstane Castle
Ruins
Photo: dave peck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brunstane Castle is a ruined tower house, dating from the 16th century, around 2 miles south-west of Penicuik, on the north bank of the North Esk, in Midlothian, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penicuik and Silverburn.
Penicuik
Photo: YOGAN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
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.
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.
Rookery
- Type: Deciduous forest
- Category: forest
- Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.8118° or 55° 48′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.2471° or 3° 14′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C7RRQ63+P5OpenStreetMap ID
way 914198760OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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