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Penicuik ( ) is a town and former burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk. It lies on the A701 midway between Edinburgh and Peebles, east of the Pentland Hills. ==Summary== Its population at the 2011 census was 15,926 computed according to the 2010 definition of the locality.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Penicuik (Midlothian) )〕 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 2004.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dalmore Mill )〕 More recently the town was home to the Edinburgh Crystal works. Penicuik has two secondary schools, Penicuik High School and Beeslack Community High School. Crystal FM is the Community Radio Station serving Penicuik & S W Midlothian on 107.4 The town's name is pronounced 'Pennycook' and is derived from ''Pen Y Cog'', meaning "Hill of the Cuckoo" in the Old Brythonic language (also known as Ancient British and the forerunner of modern Welsh). Penicuik is Scotland's 50th largest town and the biggest settlement in Midlothian. Near Penicuik is Glencorse Parish Kirk, which formed part of the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's ''Kidnapped'' (1886). Some of the streets nearby are named after characters in the novel and its sequel, ''Catriona'' (1893). Penicuik is home to the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, garrisoned in Glencorse Barracks. Penicuik is twinned with the town of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue in France. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Penicuik」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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