The Heugh
The Heugh is a forest in East Lothian, Scotland. The Heugh is situated nearby to the village Blindwells, as well as near the suburb Preston.Places of Interest
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.
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.
Fa’side Castle
Castle
Photo: GreigBrash, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fa'side Castle is a 15th-century keep located in East Lothian in Scotland. The castle is approximately 2 miles southwest of Tranent, and 2 mi southeast of Musselburgh. The building was restored in the 1980s and is now protected as a category B listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tranent and Musselburgh.
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.
Musselburgh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Musselburgh is the largest town in East Lothian in central Scotland, six miles east of Edinburgh city centre. It's an old fishing port which is now part of the commuter belt, with a population in 2020 of 21,100.
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.
The Heugh
- Type: Forest
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9468° or 55° 56′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.9586° or 2° 57′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C7VW2WR+PGOpenStreetMap ID
way 62147693OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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