Thomas Alexander’s Monument
Thomas Alexander’s Monument is a memorial in East Lothian, Scotland. Thomas Alexander’s Monument is situated nearby to Coronation Garden, as well as near Prestongrange Parish Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prestongrange Parish Church and Preston Tower.
Prestongrange Parish Church
Church
Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.
Prestongrange Parish Church is a Church of Scotland kirk situated in the former mining town of Prestonpans in East Lothian. Constructed in 1596, it is one of the first churches built in Scotland following the Scottish Reformation of 1560.
Preston Tower
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Preston Tower is a ruined L-plan keep in the ancient Scottish village of Prestonpans. It is situated within a few metres of two other historic houses, Hamilton House and Northfield House. Preston Tower is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Thomas Alexander’s Monument.
Pennypit Park
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pennypit Park is a sports complex located in the town of Prestonpans, East Lothian in Scotland. It consists of two sports fields, one for association football and the other rugby union. Pennypit Park is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Thomas Alexander’s Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prestonpans and Preston.
Prestonpans
Town
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Prestonpans is a mining town, situated approximately eight miles east of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the council area of East Lothian. The population as of 2020 is 10,460.
Preston
Suburb
Photo: Renata, Public domain.
Preston was a village on the East Lothian coast of Scotland, and is now a small part of the centre of Prestonpans. It is to the east of Prestongrange, and the southwest of Cockenzie and Port Seton.
Morrison’s Haven
Locality
Morrison's Haven is a harbour at Prestongrange, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, on the B1348, close to Levenhall Links, Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum, Prestonpans, and Prestongrange House.
Thomas Alexander’s Monument
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.96027° or 55° 57′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.98221° or 2° 58′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C7VX269+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 12944565907OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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