Difference between revisions of "Prestonpans"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
DavidB4-bot (talk | contribs) (→top: clean up & uniformity) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Prestonpans''' is a village in [[East Lothian]], [[Scotland]], on the fringes of [[Edinburgh]]. It is noted as the site of the Battle of Prestonpans which took place in 1745. It was once famous for its oysters and as a place where the monks quarried salt (the name means ''priest's-village-(salt) pans''). | '''Prestonpans''' is a village in [[East Lothian]], [[Scotland]], on the fringes of [[Edinburgh]]. It is noted as the site of the Battle of Prestonpans which took place in 1745. It was once famous for its oysters and as a place where the monks quarried salt (the name means ''priest's-village-(salt) pans''). | ||
| − | [[Category: Scottish Cities and Towns]] | + | [[Category:Scottish Cities and Towns]] |
Latest revision as of 17:49, July 13, 2016
Prestonpans is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, on the fringes of Edinburgh. It is noted as the site of the Battle of Prestonpans which took place in 1745. It was once famous for its oysters and as a place where the monks quarried salt (the name means priest's-village-(salt) pans).