Pencraig Hill,standing stone

Pencraig Hill,standing stone is an archaeological site in East Lothian, Scotland. Pencraig Hill,standing stone is situated nearby to the heath Markle Fisheries, as well as near East Linton railway station.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: architectural structure in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Pencraig Hill”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include East Linton railway station and Preston Mill.

East Linton railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Linton railway station is a railway station serving the village of East Linton, Scotland. The original station opened in 1846 and closed in 1964. A new station, on a different site, opened on 13 December 2023. East Linton railway station is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Pencraig Hill,standing stone.

Preston Mill

Museum

Photo: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Preston Mill is a watermill on the River Tyne at the eastern edge of East Linton on the B1407 Preston Road, in East Lothian, Scotland, UK. It is situated close to Prestonkirk Parish Church, the Smeaton Hepburn Estate, Smeaton Lake, and Phantassie Doocot. Preston Mill is situated 1 mile northeast of Pencraig Hill,standing stone.

Prestonkirk Parish Church

Church

Photo: Renata, Public domain.

Prestonkirk Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church at East Linton, in the parish of Traprain, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, close to Preston Mill, Smeaton, Phantassie, and the River Tyne. Prestonkirk Parish Church is situated 1 mile northeast of Pencraig Hill,standing stone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Linton and Markle.

East Linton

Village

Photo: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Linton is a village and former police burgh in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the River Tyne and A199 road five miles east of Haddington, with an estimated population of 1,790 in 2020.

Markle

Hamlet

Markle is a hamlet in East Lothian, Scotland, 23 miles East of Edinburgh and close to the village of East Linton. It is the site of the former Markle Castle.

Whitekirk and Tyninghame

Village

Whitekirk and Tyninghame is a civil parish in East Lothian, Scotland, which takes its name from the two small settlements of Whitekirk and Tyninghame. The two separate ancient parishes were joined in 1761. Whitekirk and Tyninghame is situated 2½ miles northeast of Pencraig Hill,standing stone.

Pencraig Hill,standing stone

Categories: menhir, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.98249° or 55° 58′ 57″ north

Longitude

-2.67302° or 2° 40′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C7VX8JG+XQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 694132913

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q56661489

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Markle Fisheries and East Linton Post Office.

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