Colonel Gardiner Memorial
Colonel Gardiner Memorial is a memorial in East Lothian, Scotland. Colonel Gardiner Memorial is situated nearby to the garden Bankton House, as well as near the pitch Preston Village Cricket Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bankton House and Prestonpans railway station.
Bankton House
Garden
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bankton House is a late 17th-century house situated south of Prestonpans in East Lothian, Scotland. The house is located between the A1 road and the East Coast Main Line railway at grid reference NT394736. Bankton House is situated 350 feet south of Colonel Gardiner Memorial.
Prestonpans railway station
Railway station
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Prestonpans railway station is a railway station serving the mining town of Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the North Berwick Line, 9.75 miles east of Edinburgh Waverley. It serves the town of Cockenzie and Port Seton, 1.37 miles away. Prestonpans railway station is situated 880 feet west of Colonel Gardiner 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 1,600 feet northwest of Colonel Gardiner Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Preston and Prestonpans.
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.
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.
Tranent
Photo: marsupium photography, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tranent is the largest of a string of villages in East Lothian in central Scotland, 9 miles east of Edinburgh city centre. In 2022 it had a population of 20,700.
Colonel Gardiner Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “To Col. Gardiner who fell at the battle of Prestonpans 21 September 1745”
- Category: historic site
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95348° or 55° 57′ 13″ northLongitude
-2.97133° or 2° 58′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C7VX23H+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 6820785657OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Preston Village Cricket Club and The Mercat Gait Centre.
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