What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Preston Tower as Cist (bronze Age), Armlet (bronze)(bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bronze Age cist tomb; significant as a burial monument from the early metal age, reflecting funerary practices and social organisation of the period.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Hamilton HouseGarden (post Medieval) · 19 yd
Prestonpans, Hamilton HouseBarracks (19th Century), House (20th Century), Lairds House (17th Century) · 30 yd
Prestonpans, West LoanNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 109 yd
Prestonpans, South Grange Avenue, St Gabriel's Roman Catholic ChurchChurch (20th Century) (1965) · 166 yd
Prestonpans, Preston CrossArchitectural Fragment (17th Century), Market Cross (17th Century) · 177 yd
Cpl S (John) Shaw VC MemorialMemorial · 683 yd
Prestonpans War MemorialMemorial · 684 yd
Prestonpans, Preston LinksNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1059 yd
The HeughWood · 1684 yd
Prestongrange Mining MuseumMuseum · 1.2 mi
Levenhall Links Bird ReserveNature reserve · 1.9 mi
Fa'side CastleCastle · 2.0 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0