What is recorded here
1745
The Battle of Prestonpans, fought on September 21, 1745, saw the Jacobite forces led by the Young Pretender, Charles Edward Stuart, defeat a government army under Sir John Cope. This early victory was significant as it boosted Jacobite momentum during the 1745 uprising, encouraging further support for the Stuart cause in Scotland.
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MeadowmillEnclosure (prehistoric) · 159 yd
Battle of PrestonpansMajor battlefield · 600 yd
Prestonpans Miners MemorialMemorial · 609 yd
Seton West MainsEnclosure (period Unknown)(possible) · 622 yd
Cockenzie Coal StoreCoal Store (20th Century) · 774 yd
Tranent, Tranent CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 845 yd
Tranent MainsFarmhouse (early 19th Century) · 978 yd
The HeughWood · 1196 yd
Prestonpans, West LoanNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1345 yd
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