- Preston, East Lothian
Preston is a village on the
East Lothian coast ofScotland ,UK , to the south east ofPrestonpans andPrestongrange , and to the west ofCockenzie andPort Seton .The name Preston means "priest town", and the monks of
Holyrood Abbey andNewbattle Abbey owned land here. The village was noted for St Jerome's Fair, held on the second Thursday of October. The chapmen of the area had formed themselves into aguild and elected their office bearers at the fair.Two of Preston's most important structures are
Preston Tower with itsDoocot , and PrestonMercat Cross .The Mercat Cross is unique in that it is the only mercat cross still in its original location and form. The cross has eight compartments, two doorways, six alcoves with semi-circular mouldings of scallop shells. The latter are said to be an allusion to the pilgrim traffic between
North Berwick andSt Andrews .Preston Tower belonged to the Hamilton family (also known as the "haughty Hamiltons") who owned ten
stronghold s includingPreston House , Hamilton House,Innerwick Castle andBrodick Castle ,Arran .Other notable buildings include
Northfield House, East Lothian andPreston Lodge , pictured on the right."
Preston Mill is awatermill nearEast Linton , East Lothian."ee also
*
List of places in East Lothian
*Morrison's Haven
*Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum
*Prestongrange House Photo gallery
External links
* [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/prestonpans/prestonpans/index.html Undiscovered Scotland page on Preston, Prestonpans and Prestongrange]
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