What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Prestonpans, High Street as Long Cist (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Early Medieval long cist, located on Prestonpans High Street. This type of tomb is typically associated with Christian burials and reflects the transition from prehistoric to early historic funerary practices in Scotland.
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Places near here
Prestonpans, High Street, Town HallTown Hall (19th Century) · 79 yd
Prestonpans, New Street, Police StationPolice Station (20th Century) · 135 yd
Prestonpans War MemorialMemorial · 152 yd
Robert Burns MemorialMemorial · 335 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Prestonpans, Kirk Street, Prestongrange Church and War MemorialBurial Ground (post Medieval), Church (16th Century), Churchyard (post Medieval), War Memorial (18th Century) · 368 yd
Prestonpans, South Grange Avenue, St Gabriel's Roman Catholic ChurchChurch (20th Century) (1965) · 588 yd
Prestonpans, West LoanNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 665 yd
Prestonpans, Preston LinksNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 937 yd
Prestongrange Mining MuseumMuseum · 1.0 mi
The HeughWood · 1.4 mi
Levenhall Links Bird ReserveNature reserve · 1.7 mi
Musselburgh SandsBeach / strand · 2.1 miOther information
Photo: James Denham · CC BY-SA 2.0