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Volunteer run museum telling the history of papermaking in Penicuik which started in 1709. In the 18th century there were 10 paper mills in the area. The Pen-y-Coe Press, next door, is a vintage printing works which is open Tu-Sa 10AM-4PM selling stationery.
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It is a ruined 16th-century tower house a mile south of town.
If you're a fan of old-fashioned grassroots football at a small, local ground, you've come to the right place. Beware they don't sell tickets on their website, so you'll have to buy them at the ground. Cheap as chips up against the Edinburgh teams! That said, if you're after a higher-quality game, it's best to head into Edinburgh.
It is the shell of an 18th-century Palladian mansion, burned down in 1899. In 2022 restoration continues and it's closed to the public.
The stump of a 16th-century tower house is a redoubt of the Hamiltons. The legend goes that the lady of the house was evicted naked by the Regent Moray (illegitimate son of James V) - she went mad and her child perished. This story may be politics, as in 1570 her husband shot dead the Regent at Linlithgow, the first murder by firearms in Scotland. The castle is by a disused railway track, which you can follow down the scenic glen.
It was busy from the Napoleonic Wars to 1954. It's now just a bosky ruin as the jungle reclaims the site.
This an Iron Age hill fort was built in the 1st or 2nd century AD as the Picts sought to rebuff Roman incursions. You can descend into its souterrain. It's on a hiking trail from Glencorse to the south fringes of Edinburgh.