Penicuik - the Papermaking Town
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Penicuik - the Papermaking Town
Image: © Jim Barton Taken: 15 Dec 2011
An information board at Eskmill on the route of the Dalkeith - Penicuik cycleway and footpath. Industrial papermaking started in Penicuik in 1779 at the Valleyfield Mill, which closed in 1974 while the Dalmore papermill at nearby Auchendinny continued to 2004.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.828352
Longitude
-3.210623