Bankton House
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Garden
- Description: architectural structure in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Bankton House, Johnnie Cope’s Road, Prestonpans” and “Prestonpans, Johnnie Cope’s Road, Bankton House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prestonpans railway station and Preston Tower.
Prestonpans railway station
Railway station
Photo: Richard Webb, 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 950 feet west of Bankton House.
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 1,900 feet northwest of Bankton House.
Tranent Parish Church
Church
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tranent Parish Church is a kirk belonging to the Church of Scotland. It is situated on the East Lothian town of Tranent 10 miles south-east of Edinburgh. Tranent Parish Church is situated 2,800 feet east of Bankton House.
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.
Bankton House
- Categories: country house and recreation area
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.95257° or 55° 57′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.9708° or 2° 58′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C7VX23H+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 96899533OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenWikidata ID
Q4856796
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In Other Languages
“Bankton House” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “バンクトン男爵アンドリュー・マクドゥオール”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Preston Village Cricket Club and The Mercat Gait Centre.
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