Preston Tower Doocot

Preston Tower Doocot is a building in East Lothian, Scotland. Preston Tower Doocot is situated nearby to Preston Tower Gardens, as well as near the sports venue Castle Park Bowling Club.

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.

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 1,500 feet southeast of Preston Tower Doocot.

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 1,400 feet northwest of Preston Tower Doocot.

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.

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 Doocot

Type: Building
Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.95655° or 55° 57′ 24″ north

Longitude

-2.97846° or 2° 58′ 43″ west

Levels

Roof shape

skillion

Open location code

9C7VX24C+JJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 995822245

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=dovecote

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Preston Tower Gardens and Castle Park Bowling Club.

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