Penicuik

Classification and Statistics

Settlement Type:	small town
Population (2011):	15926
(2001):	14759
(1991):	17173
(1981):	17607 (Combined with Auchendinny, Kirkhill and Milton Bridge)
(1971):	10066
(1961):	5823
(1951):	4256
(1901):	2803 (Police Burgh)
(1881):	3793
(1871):	2157
(1861):	1570
(1841):	907
(1831):	2255

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Text of Entry Updated:	18-OCT-2024

Location

Latitude:	55.8271°N	Longitude:	3.2211°W
National Grid Reference:			NT 236 600
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References and Further Reading

Geddes, Jane, Ian Gow, Aonghus Mackechnie, Chris Tabraham and Colin McWilliam (2024) The Buildings of Scotland: Lothian. Yale University Press
Hendrie, William F. (2002) Old Penicuik. Stenlake Publishing, Catrine, Ayrshire
McCallum, Alex. (1912) Cambridge County Geographies: Midlothian. The University Press, Cambridge
McWilliam, Colin (1978) The Buildings of Scotland: Lothian except Edinburgh. Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex
Thomas, Jane (1995) Midlothian: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. The Rutland Press, Edinburgh
Wilson, John J. (1985) The Annals of Penicuik. Spa Books, Stevenage

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Attractions:	Castlelaw Hill Fort Cowan Institute French Prisoners' Monument Murrayfield Ice Rink Penicuik Paper Making Museum Penicuik Trinity Community Church	Pentland Hills Regional Park Rullion Green Battlefield Scottish National Croquet Centre Sophia Inglis Memorial St Kentigern's Church Woodhouselee Castle
Council Area:	Midlothian
Events:	Mauricewood Pit Disaster
Families:	Clark
Features:	Auchendinny House Bavelaw Castle Beeslack Community High School Black Hill Braid Law Brunstane Castle Bush House Cap Law Carnethy Hill Castlelaw Training Area Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Cowan's Paper Warehouse Cuiken Cuiken Burn Deanburn East Kip Edinburgh Technopole Flag Tower, The Gladhouse Reservoir Glencorse Barracks Glencorse Golf Club Gowk Stane Hailes House	Ladywood Loganlea Reservoir Longcroft House Lost Garden of Penicuik Mauricewood North Esk, River Penicuik Council Chambers Penicuik High School Penicuik House Penicuik South Church Penicuik-Dalkeith Walkway Pentland Hills Ravensneuk Castle Scald Law Scotland's Rural College Spittal Hill St Mungo's Well Telford Bridge Turnhouse Hill Uttershill Castle Valleyfield Wellington School West Kip
Historical Counties:	Midlothian
Parishes:	Borthwick Carrington Cockpen Currie Dolphinton Dunsyre Eddleston Edinburgh Glencorse Innerleithen Kirkurd	Lasswade Lyne Manor Mid Calder Newlands Peebles Penicuik Skirling Stobo Temple West Linton
People:	Dr. Joseph Bell Sir George Clerk (Sir George Clerk of Penicuik) Sir James Clerk (Sir James Clerk of Penicuik) Sir John Clerk (Sir John Clerk of Penicuik) John Clerk of Eldin Sir George Clerk-Maxwell (4th Baronet of Penicuik) Sir (John) Ninian Comper Alexander Cowan Charles Cowan James Cowan	Sir John Cowan Samuel Rutherford Crockett James Finlayson William Ewart Gladstone Sir James Arnot Hamilton Archibald Hood Alexander Keith Johnston Sir William Johnston Prof. Cargill Knott Andrew Melrose Robert James Naismith James Niven Frederick Thomas Pilkington Albert Watson
Settlements:	Auchendinny Carlops Easter Howgate Flotterstone Glencorse Kirkhill Lamancha	Leadburn Milton Bridge Nine Mile Burn Rosewell West Linton Woodhouselee