Penicuik
Penicuik is a Scottish town in Midlothian, with around 16,000 inhabitants.
History
Penicuik was initially just a village until 1709 Agnes Campbell built a mill there. At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the paper mill was used as a prison camp for French prisoners, recalls what the "French Prisoners ' Monument" today. Around 1770, the village of city planner Sir John Clark was extended to the east, there was a high demand for housing for the workers by the steady growth of the factory. The two roads High Street and John Street were built on this occasion. 1796 took over Alexander Cowan factories. He bought an adjoining grain mill and stood there paper for banknotes ago. 1847 Penicuik hosted the opening match of the " Grand Match" curling tournament between North and South Scotland. By -based paper industry Penicuik, which gained its city charter in 1867 grew, until the 1970s, until the paper mills were closed in 2005. The Dalmore Mill, near Auchendinny, graduated the same year. The Edinburgh Crystal works are still active in Penicuik.
The name of Pen Y Cog comes from the Brythonischen ( an insular Celtic language ) and means " cuckoo hill ".
Twin Cities
- L' Isle- sur -la -Sorgue
Sons of the city
- Cargill Knott Gilson ( mathematician and seismologist )
- James Cossar Ewart ( zoologist )
- Geoff Palmer (scientists )
Penicuik in the literature
The parish church located near Glencorse was the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's book Kidnapped. Roads nearby named after characters from the book and the sequel " Catriona ".