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Founded in the 15th century as the Collegiate Chapel of St Matthew - a "collegiate" church doesn't have a resident priest, but staff of the seminary take turns. It was suppressed at the Reformation but re-opened as an Anglican church in 1862. In 1914 it was bombed by the suffragettes, who targeted Church of England churches for opposing votes for women. Its most remarkable feature is the richly carved Apprentice Pillar. The chapel, the pillar and the strange "box" carvings have always attracted legends and theories, most of them dingbat. In the 21st century these centre around the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code, which prompted a wave of tourists.
Rosslyn Chapel, also known as the Collegiate Chapel of Saint Matthew, is a 15th-century Episcopal chapel located in the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland. The chapel was founded by William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness with a ground-breaking ceremony in 1456. After the Scottish Reformation in 1560, it was largely abandoned but, following a visit by Queen Victoria, it was rededicated in 1862. It was the target of a bombing in 1914 during the suffragette bombing and arson campaign. The interior contains some fine carvings which many historians have sought to interpret.
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It was busy from the Napoleonic Wars to 1954. It's now just a bosky ruin as the jungle reclaims the site.
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.
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.
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 a ruined 16th-century tower house a mile south of town.
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.