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Stables, Penicuik House, Penicuik

A Category A Listed Building in Penicuik, Midlothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8212 / 55°49'16"N

Longitude: -3.2514 / 3°15'5"W

OS Eastings: 321688

OS Northings: 659366

OS Grid: NT216593

Mapcode National: GBR 51Q4.W3

Mapcode Global: WH6T5.0YZ9

Plus Code: 9C7RRPCX+FC

Entry Name: Stables, Penicuik House, Penicuik

Listing Name: New Penicuik House (Formerly Stables)

Listing Date: 22 January 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 348048

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14635

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: New Penicuik House

ID on this website: 200348048

Location: Penicuik

County: Midlothian

Electoral Ward: Penicuik

Parish: Penicuik

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Country house

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Description

1760. Sir James Clerk. Georgian 4 arms around a yard. 2-
storeys. Snecked rubble. Entrance front of ashlar with
round-arched recesses, portico, Gibbsian steeple.
DOOCOT: On N. side of yard. Reproduction of Arthur's O'on.
Octagonal. Pedimented ashlar front with round arch.
Crowned by high dome. Impressive circular interior with
potence and 804 net holes. Turnpike stair.

Statement of Interest

Seat of Clerks of Penicuik. Converted into mansion c.1900

after Penicuik House was burnt down. Arthur's O'on or Oven

(Templun Terminal) an ancient building near Falkirk was

destroyed by Bruce of Stenhouse (Stirlingshire) in 1743

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