The Mercat Gait Centre

The Mercat Gait Centre is a sports venue in East Lothian, Scotland. The Mercat Gait Centre is situated nearby to the pitch Preston Village Cricket Club, as well as near the community center Prestonpans Community Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Preston Tower and Prestonpans railway station.

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 870 feet west of The Mercat Gait Centre.

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 1,100 feet south of The Mercat Gait Centre.

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 1,300 feet southeast of The Mercat Gait Centre.

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.

The Mercat Gait Centre

Type: Sports venue
Categories: swimming, building, recreation area, and sports location
Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.95565° or 55° 57′ 20″ north

Longitude

-2.97386° or 2° 58′ 26″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9C7VX24G+7F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 404417634

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=sports_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=swimming

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