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	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

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Place	Mentioned in Travel Writing	Mentioned in Hist. 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	0	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