Penicuik

Penicuik

55° 49′ 33″ N 3° 13′ 14″ W / 55.825858, -3.220463

Penicuik est une ville de 20 000 habitants, proche d'Édimbourg. La ville est jumelée avec la ville française de l'Isle sur la Sorgue en Provence.

Relief

La ville est entourée de collines boisées, qui composent un paysage typiquement écossais.

Lieux et monuments

  • La chapelle de Roslin, toute proche, rendue encore plus célèbre par le roman de Don Brown, rappelle l'histoire des templiers.
  • Mémorial en l'honneur des prisonniers français des guerres Napoléoniennes.

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