Prestonpans, Preston Cross

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Prestonpans, Preston Cross as Architectural Fragment (17th Century), Market Cross (17th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Preston Cross in Prestonpans is a 17th-century market cross, traditionally used as a meeting point and symbol of local trade and community gatherings. While not directly linked to a specific saint or religious cure, such crosses were often sites of local rituals and may have had folkloric significance in Scottish rural life.