
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Penicuik, High Street, St Mungo's Church as Church (18th Century) (1771). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Mungo's Church in Penicuik is associated with St Mungo (Columba of Hart), a 6th-century Christian saint venerated in both Scotland and Ireland. Traditionally, St Mungo is linked with healing wells and miracles, and while no specific holy well is mentioned at this site, the church's dedication reflects the saint's widespread influence in early Scottish Christianity.
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Places near here
Penicuik, John Street, GarageGarage (modern) · 87 yd
Penicuik, High Street, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 108 yd
KirkhillCist (early Bronze Age), Beaker (early Bronze Age) · 241 yd
Penicuik, Wilson Street, the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic ChurchChurch (20th Century) · 333 yd
Penicuik, Kirkhill RoadNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 496 yd
Uttershill CastleCastle · 610 yd
Serpentine WoodWood · 1240 yd
Ravensneuk CastleCastle (medieval) · 1.0 mi
Lowrie's DenWood · 1.1 mi
Mauricewood Road, PenicuikNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.2 mi
War MemorialMonument · 1.8 mi
C.T.R. WilsonMemorial · 2.0 miOther information
Photo: Leslie Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0