Auchendinny

Auchendinny
Auchendinny
Auchendinny shown within Midlothian
OS grid reference NT253621
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PENICUIK
Postcode district EH26
Dialling code 01968
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Auchendinny (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh an t-Sionnaich, meaning field of the fox) is a small village in Glencorse near Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. The village had a paper mill at Dalmore, until its closure in 2005. This was Midlothian's last remaining papermill and after demolition is now the site of new home development.[1] Nearby Auchendinny House was the last country house designed by gentleman architect Sir William Bruce.[2]

Buildings of Note

Penicuik was the heart of the Scottish paper industry,[3] and the nearby mill (the Brunt Mill) at Auchendinny was established in 1716. The mill was destroyed by fire in the 1840s.[4] It became a laundry in 1856, serving Queen Victoria during her visits, and operated as such until the 1960s.[5]

Auchendinny House was remodelled by Robert Lorimer in 1900.[6]

Notables

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.millerhomes.co.uk/developments/scotland/dalmore-mill-penicuik.aspx
  2. ↑ Fenwick, Hubert, Architect Royal, Roundwood Press, 1970
  3. ↑ http://spellerweb.net/rhindex/UKRH/NorthBritish/Penicuik.html
  4. ↑ http://www.penicuiktrust.org.uk/papermills/auchendinny
  5. ↑ http://www.penicuikpapermaking.org/auchindinnym.html
  6. ↑ Dictionary of Scottish Architects: Robert Lorimer


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