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    © Imperial War Museums 2026

    Memorial

    French Prisoners of War

    The Memorial

    Source: Copyright Morley Sewell for Geograph

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    Current Location

    Forms the centrepiece of the new housing estate which has replaced the old paper mill, Valleyfield Mills, Bellerophon Drive, Penicuik, Midlothian, Lothian, EH26 8NU, Scotland

    OS Grid Reference

    NT 23777 59939

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    Type of Memorial
    Cenotaph
    WMR Reference Number
    53630
    Description
    Cenotaph in form of a large sarcophagus on a large swept-in base.
    Inscription
    THE MORTAL REMAINS OF/ 309 PRISONERS OF WAR/ WHO DIED IN THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD/ BETWEEN 21ST MARCH 1811 AND 26TH JULY 1814/ ARE INTERRED NEAR THIS SPOT/ GRATA QUIES PATRIAE SED ET OMNES TERRA SEPULCHRIM/ CERTAIN INHABITANTS OF THIS PARISH DESIRING TO REMEMBER/ THAT ALL MEN ARE BRETHREN CAUSED THIS MONUMENT/ TO BE ERECTED IN THE YEAR 1830
    War
    Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
    Maker(s)
    • Thomas Hamilton, Unknown

    Maintenance History
    2002: Monument renovated

    Ceremonies

    Rededicated

    14 July 2002

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Components

    Cenotaph

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    • BUILDINGS OF SCOTLAND by GIFFORD, JOHN 382/1978 Source: Image Library
    • Midlothian Advertiser 18 July 2002
    • Leaflet guide published by Midlothian Council