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Glencorse, the Glossary

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  1. 29 relations: Auchendinny, Battle of Roslin, Battle of Rullion Green, Carnethy Hill, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Civil parishes in Scotland, Colinton, Covenanters, Easter Howgate, Edinburgh, George Chalmers (antiquarian), Glencorse Barracks, Glencorse Reservoir, Lasswade, Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894, Midlothian, Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency), Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency), Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency), Nobel Prize, Outlander (TV series), Parish, Penicuik, Pentland Hills, Robert Louis Stevenson, Roslin Institute, Scotland, The Body Snatcher, Weir of Hermiston.

  2. Parishes in Midlothian
  3. Penicuik
  4. Villages in Midlothian

Auchendinny

Auchendinny (Achadh an t-Sionnaich, meaning field of the fox) is a small village in Glencorse near Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. Glencorse and Auchendinny are Penicuik and villages in Midlothian.

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Battle of Roslin

The Battle of Roslin on 24 February 1303 was a Scottish victory in the First War of Scottish Independence.

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Battle of Rullion Green

The Battle of Rullion Green took place on 28 November 1666, near the Pentland Hills, in Midlothian, Scotland.

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Carnethy Hill

Carnethy Hill, the second highest of the Pentland Hills, is a hill 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Penicuik, Scotland.

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Charles Thomson Rees Wilson

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, (14 February 1869 – 15 November 1959) was a Scottish physicist and meteorologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the cloud chamber.

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Civil parishes in Scotland

Civil parishes are small divisions used for statistical purposes and formerly for local government in Scotland.

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Colinton

Colinton (Baile Cholgain) is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland situated southwest of the city centre.

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Covenanters

Covenanters were members of a 17th-century Scottish religious and political movement, who claimed to have a "Covenant", or agreement with God.

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Easter Howgate

Easter Howgate is a settlement in Midlothian, Scotland, UK, on the A702, two miles north of Penicuik. Glencorse and Easter Howgate are villages in Midlothian.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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George Chalmers (antiquarian)

George Chalmers (December 1742 – 31 May 1825) was a Scottish antiquarian and political writer.

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Glencorse Barracks

Glencorse Barracks is a British Army barracks situated in Glencorse just outside the town of Penicuik in Midlothian, Scotland. Glencorse and Glencorse Barracks are Penicuik.

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Glencorse Reservoir

Glencorse Reservoir is a reservoir in Midlothian, Scotland, two miles west of Glencorse, in the Pentland Hills.

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Lasswade

Lasswade is a village and civil parish in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River North Esk, nine miles (14.5 kilometres) south of Edinburgh city centre, contiguous with Bonnyrigg and between Dalkeith to the east and Loanhead to the west. Glencorse and Lasswade are parishes in Midlothian and villages in Midlothian.

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Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894

The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 58) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Midlothian

Midlothian (Meadhan Lodainn) is a historic county, registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government.

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Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency)

Midlothian in Scotland is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Midlothian North and Musselburgh is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering parts of the council areas of Midlothian and East Lothian.

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Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering parts of the council areas of Midlothian and Scottish Borders. Glencorse and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency) are Penicuik.

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prizes (Nobelpriset; Nobelprisen) are five separate prizes awarded to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind, as established by the 1895 will of Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist Alfred Nobel, in the year before he died.

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Outlander (TV series)

Outlander is a historical drama television series based on the Outlander novel series by Diana Gabaldon.

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Parish

A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese.

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Penicuik

Penicuik (Penicuik; Peighinn na Cuthaig) is a town and former burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk.

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Pentland Hills

The Pentland Hills are a range of hills southwest of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer.

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Roslin Institute

The Roslin Institute is an animal sciences research institute at Easter Bush, Midlothian, Scotland, part of the University of Edinburgh, and is funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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The Body Snatcher

"The Body Snatcher" is a short story by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894).

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Weir of Hermiston

Weir of Hermiston (1896) is an unfinished novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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See also

Parishes in Midlothian

Penicuik

Villages in Midlothian

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glencorse