Prestonpans War Memorial

Prestonpans War Memorial is a memorial in East Lothian, Scotland. Prestonpans War Memorial is situated nearby to Civic Square, as well as near Prestonpans Town Hall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Prestongrange Parish Church and Pennypit Park.

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. Prestongrange Parish Church is situated 650 feet east of Prestonpans War Memorial.

Pennypit Park

Park

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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 940 feet southwest of Prestonpans War Memorial.

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 Prestonpans War Memorial.

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.

Prestonpans War Memorial

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.95963° or 55° 57′ 35″ north

Longitude

-2.98457° or 2° 59′ 4″ west

Inception

1922

Open location code

9C7VX258+V5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5576386115

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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