Penicuik
N/A (Gaelic)
Pen Y Cog (Ancient) (Scots)
OS grid reference:	NT235598
Population:	14,759[1]
Council area:	Midlothian
Constituent country:	Scotland
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Police force:	Lothian and Borders Police
Lieutenancy area:	Midlothian
Former county:	Midlothian
Post town:	EDINBURGH
Postal:	EH26
Telephone:	01968
Scottish Parliament:	Midlothian Lothians
UK Parliament:	Midlothian
European Parliament:	Scotland

Penicuik is a burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk. The town was developed as a planned village in 1770 by Sir James Clerk of Penicuik. It became a burgh in 1867. The town was well known for its paper mills, the last of which closed in 1975. More recently the town was home to the Edinburgh Crystal works, which . // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Scots refers to the Anglic varieties spoken in parts of Scotland. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as Council Areas of Scotland which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Councils which have the option under the Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Act 1997(as chosen by Na h-Eileanan an Iar) of being known... 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The town's name is derived from the ancient Pen Y Cog, meaning 'Hill of the Cuckoo'.

The Dalmore Paper mill on the Esk near Auchendinny closed in 2005.

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• The site of Penicuik was home to the paper mill established by Agnes Campbell in 1709
• Around 1770 after the arrival of the Cowan family and their expanded mill, the need for homes for their workers led to the hamlet of Penicuik expanding to a town.
• By 1800 the population had risen to 1700
• In 1803 Penicuik was the site of a prison camp for French prisoners during the Napoleonic Wars. The former camp is now the site of a housing development in Valleyfield.
• Penicuik is the site of Glencorse Parish Kirk which was the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevensons' Kidnapped (1886). Some of the streets nearby are named after characters in the novel and its sequel, Catriona (1893)
• Penicuik is twinned with the town of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue in France
• Penicuik is home to the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, garrisoned in Glencorse Barracks.

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Paper Mills

• Paper-making was started here by Mrs Agnes Campbell in 1709
• The mill was subsequently purchased by Charles Cowan, originally a grocer in Leith. He established the Cowan Valleyfield Mills
• In 1796, Charles Cowan brought in his son Alexander Cowan to manage the mill
• An adjacent corn mill was purchased in 1803 which became known as Bank Mill after he converted it to produce the paper on which banknotes were printed
• Paper was also produced at Eskmill which has recently now become a site for private housing.

Year 1796 (MDCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ...

External links

• grid reference NT234605