Penicuik, Midlothian : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Penicuik. You may be able to find further references to Penicuik in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Penicuik town Bartholomew
Penicuik a town and a parish Groome
Pennycuik Bartholomew

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Penicuik.

Place Type of entry Source
Brunstane a ruined large strong fortalice Groome
Carnethy summit Bartholomew
Habbie's Howe the scene of Allan Ramsay's Gentle Shepherd. Groome
Howgate village Bartholomew
Howgate a village Groome
Leadburn a hamlet Groome
Leadburn hamlet Bartholomew
Logan House old mansion Bartholomew
Logan House an old mansion Groome
Monks Burn a brook Groome
Monks Burn Bartholomew
Newhall an estate, with a mansion Groome
Newhall seat Bartholomew
Ninemileburn a village, with a public school Groome
Nine Mile Burn village Bartholomew
Ravensnook Castle ruin Bartholomew
Ravensnook Castle an old baronial fortalice Groome

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Kirkhill 0 2
Howgate 0 2
Rullion Green 0 2
Auchendinny 0 2
Glencorse 0 3
Leadburn 0 2
Woodhouselee 0 2
Roslin 0 2
Rosewell 0 2
Pentland 3 2
Loanhead 0 2
Polton 0 2
Rosebery 0 2
Temple 0 4
Burdiehouse 0 2
Carrington 0 2
Carlops 0 2
Cockpen 0 2
Bonnyrigg 0 2
Lasswade 1 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Penicuik. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
PENICUIK John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).
PENNYCUIK John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
PEN Y C0G F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).
ST MUNGO F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).

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