Preston

Preston is a village in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Preston is situated nearby to the hamlet Cumledge Mill, as well as near Primrosehill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Duns Castle and Bonkyll Castle.

Duns Castle

Castle

Photo: Rich Tea, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Duns Castle, Duns, Berwickshire is a historic house in Scotland, the oldest part of which, the massive Norman Keep or Pele Tower, supposedly dates from 1320. The castle and most of the structures on the property are designated as a Category A listed building. Duns Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Preston.

Bonkyll Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Brendandh, CC BY 3.0.

Bonkyll Castle was a medieval fortress situated in the historic Scottish county of Berwickshire, from 1973 the Scottish Borders. It is situated 4 miles north of Duns and 4 miles south of Grantshouse. Bonkyll Castle is situated 1½ miles northeast of Preston.

Jim Clark Motorsport Museum

Museum

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jim Clark Motorsport Museum is situated 2 miles south of Preston.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Duns and Gavinton.

Duns

Town

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Duns is a historic market town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Historically the county town of the historic county of Berwickshire, it acts as a local commercial and service centre for the surrounding rural and agricultural area. Duns is situated 2 miles south of Preston.

Gavinton

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gavinton is a small settlement in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 2 kilometres south-west of Duns, the former county town of Berwickshire. The hamlet sits on a minor road off the A6105 Duns to Greenlaw road at grid reference NT767521. Gavinton is situated 3½ miles southwest of Preston.

Abbey St Bathans

Village

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Abbey St Bathans is a parish in the Lammermuir district of Berwickshire, in the eastern part of the Scottish Borders. Unique in its topography, it is situated in a long winding steep wooded valley that follows the Whiteadder Water. Abbey St Bathans is situated 3½ miles northwest of Preston.

Preston

Type: Village
Category: locality
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.80889° or 55° 48′ 32″ north

Longitude

-2.33546° or 2° 20′ 8″ west

Elevation

325 feet (99 metres)

Open location code

9C7VRM57+HR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358329157

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

12263476

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