Preston Tower

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.

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Castle
Description: castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Preston Tower, East Lothian”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Prestonpans railway station and Bankton House.

Prestonpans railway station

Railway station

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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 1,200 feet southeast of Preston Tower.

Bankton House

Garden

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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 1,900 feet southeast of 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. Prestongrange Parish Church is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Preston Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Preston and Prestonpans.

Preston

Suburb

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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.

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.

Preston Tower

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

55.95568° or 55° 57′ 20″ north

Longitude

-2.97814° or 2° 58′ 41″ west

Open location code

9C7VX24C+7P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 561817797

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q1573840

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Portuguese—“Preston Tower” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Preston Tower”
German: “Preston Tower”
Portuguese: “Torre Preston”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Preston Tower Gardens and Castle Park Bowling Club.

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