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Dave HennikerLocal page 13
Penicuik House
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The approach to Penicuik House just off the A766 Carlops Road. Read about the history here. | |
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Various notices stating who's helping to consolidate Penicuik House. | |
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(Photographs are shown here in the order taken with 2 cameras. The numbers reflect the order I edited them in - Panasonic LX5 first followed by Pentax K7.) The part of the estate that's currently occupied. This part is private as indicated by the two notices. |
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Perhaps one day the building will be restored but meantime the work being done is largely to prevent further deterioration caused by weathering and plants and trees taking root. | |
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At the back of the main, fire damaged building is this little bridge over a walkway leading down the hill to the banks of the North Esk. | |
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A closer look at the building in 04 above, showing the clock tower and dome. | |
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A rather unusual dome, perhaps used for star-gazing. | |
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This tiny building was obscured by vegetation and it wasn't possible to determine its function. | |
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Our first look at the pond which we walked round in a clockwise direction. The hills in the background are South Black Hill and Scald Law in the Pentlands. | |
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Leaves floating on the water's surface. Later there will be water lilies. These pictures taken on the 5th of July 2011. | |
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The pink flowers stand up from the water. | |
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The view down to the river valley from the pond's embankment. Part of a conifer plantation is being felled on the other side of the North Esk. | |
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One of the tiny islands in the pond. The whole area is a haven for wildlife. | |
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A boathouse on the other side of the pond. | |
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Zooming on the boathouse reveals a wooden bench where visitors can relax and enjoy the view. | |
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Six ducklings followed by their mother. The largest duckling is leading the whole family, except for father who is absent. | |
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On one of the islands we saw these geese. They descended into the water when they saw us, then swam across to check us out. | |
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The leftmost goose has jumped off the bank and is about to splash into the water. | |
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The geese arrived but we didn't give them any titbits as there's plenty of their natural diet. | |
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It's looking straight at me, as if to say "where's the snacks, then?". | |
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A more demure posture. | |
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Two of the fluffy feathered ducklings swim by. | |
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Mother duck emerges briefly from the water. | |
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A tiny frog on the path round the pond. It's not much bigger than a clover leaf. | |
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One of the islands. | |
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Now approaching the boathouse seen earlier in pictures 31 and 32 above. | |
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A general view of the pond. | |
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A closer look at the boathouse. The ornamental woodwork is interesting and can be seen elsewhere on the estate on the bridge and a gate. | |
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I think this is a moorhen chick as it's lacking the white top to its head which coots have. | |
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The entrance to the boathouse from the path. A whale's jawbone is propped up against the gable end. | |
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An attractive gate seems to lead the way through the trees to the clock tower. | |
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A broad view of the back of the main building. | |
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Walking down the path under the wooden bridge in picture 05 above leads you to this area where there's an old walled garden and another house. | |
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I switched to my Pentax DSLR to zoom in on the house through a gap in the garden wall. | |
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The left corner of the wall has succumbed to nature and has a tree growing from it. |
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