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Little Preston


Map of Midlothian
John Adair, c. 1682map image courtesy of NLS
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Alternative names for Little Preston

Litil Prestoun; Litill Prestoun; Litill-Prestoun; Litilprestoun; Litle Preston; Litle Prestoun; Little Prestoun; Little-Preston; Littlepreston; Preston Hall; Prestonhall; Prestounhall

Clans associated with Little Preston

Gordon

Riddell

Seton

Surnames associated with Little Preston

Callander

Gordon

Hamilton

Riddell

Seton

Where is Little Preston?

Little Preston is in the parish of Cranston and the county of Midlothian.

Grid reference:NT 39401 65766

Lat / long:55.881221,-2.970227

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OS Map for Little Preston

OS map 345
Lammermuir Hills (Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg & Gifford)
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Weather at Little Preston

19°C
max 22°C / min 18°C
11km/h NE
1031mb
65%
95%
03:38 20:40

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Ormiston at 14:36

References (books)

A diurnal of remarkable occurrents that have passed within the country of Scotland
Thomas Thomson
Edinburgh, 1833
A System of Heraldry (Volume 1)
Alexander Nisbet
Edinburgh, 1816
Ancient deeds and other writs in the Mackenzie-Wharncliffe charter-chest
James Webster Barty
Edinburgh, 1906
Antient and Modern State of the Parish of Cramond
John Philip Wood
Edinburgh, 1794
Caledonia (Volume 2)
George Chalmers
Paisley, 1887
History of the Rebellion of 1745-6
Robert Chambers
Edinburgh, 1869
Influence of the pre-reformation church on Scottish place-names
James Murray Mackinlay
Edinburgh, 1904
Lothian (Except Edinburgh) (The Buildings of Scotland)
Colin McWilliam
London, 1978
Memorials of the Earls of Haddington (Volume I)
William Fraser
Edinburgh, 1889
Miscellany of the Scottish History Society (Volume XI)
Various
Edinburgh, 1990
Rentale Sancti Andree
Robert Kerr Hannay
Edinburgh, 1913
The Abbey of S. Mary Newbottle
John Charles Carrick
Selkirk, 1908
The Castles and Mansions of the Lothians (Volume 2)
John Small
Edinburgh, 1883
The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015
The Heraldry of the Hamiltons
G. Harvey Johnston
Edinburgh, 1909
The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland A.D. 1609-1620
John Maitland Thomson
Edinburgh, 1892
The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland A.D. 1620-1633
John Maitland Thomson
Edinburgh, 1894
Vitruvius Scoticus
William Adam
Mineola, 2011

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Garden and Designed Landscape record
Canmore
Wikipedia
Preston Hall

Castles near Little Preston

Oxenfoord Castle

0.6km away

Cranston (site of)

1.2km away

Ford House

1.5km away

Tyne Lodge (possible)

1.6km away

Coates (possible) (site of)

2.3km away

Ormiston Castle

2.7km away

Vogrie House (site of)

2.8km away

Cousland Castle

3.1km away

Southside Castle

3.1km away
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Ancient sites near Little Preston

Crichton Mains souterrain

3.9km away

Longfaugh fort

4.1km away

Costerton (site of) fort

5.7km away

Costerton souterrain

5.8km away

Wright's Houses standing stone

6.0km away

Westfield cursus

6.8km away

Middleton Hall (site of) souterrain

8.0km away

The Chesters fort

12.1km away

Dunsapie fort

13.4km away
more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Little Preston

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

15.5km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

15.5km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

16.4km away

Court Cave Class I rock carving

31.6km away

Doo Cave Class I rock carving

31.6km away

Jonathan's Cave Class I rock carving

31.8km away

Sliding Cave Class I rock carving

31.8km away

Scoonie Class II cross slab

35.9km away

Largo Class II cross slab

37.8km away
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Pictish sites near Little Preston

Haddington silver chain

14.3km away

Whitlaw silver chain

20.7km away

Traprain Law silver chain

21.0km away

Borland silver chain

38.5km away

Hoardweel silver chain

39.7km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

40.7km away

Norrie's Law hoard

41.6km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

73.8km away

Dunnicaer fort

128.6km away
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Accommodation near Little Preston

Wester Cowden Farmhouse
bed and breakfastDalkeith
4.5km away
Carberry Tower
hotel, bar, restaurantMusselburgh
5.0km away
Fa'side Castle
bed and breakfast, self-catering apartmentTranent
5.5km away
Wintonhill Farmhouse
self-catering cottagePencaitland
6.2km away
Winton Cottage
self-catering cottagePencaitland
6.2km away
The County Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDalkeith
6.3km away
Premier Inn Edinburgh A1 (Musselburgh)
hotel, restaurantEdinburgh
6.3km away
Borthwick Castle Hotel
hotelGorebridge
6.5km away
Midlothian Apartments
self-catering apartmentGorebridge
6.6km away
Dalhousie Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barBonnyrigg
7.4km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Little Preston

Carberry Tower
hotel, bar, restaurantMusselburgh
5.0km away
Dean Tavern
barNewtongrange
6.3km away
The County Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDalkeith
6.3km away
Premier Inn Edinburgh A1 (Musselburgh)
hotel, restaurantEdinburgh
6.3km away
Dalhousie Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barBonnyrigg
7.4km away
Premier Inn Edinburgh A7 (Dalkeith)
hotel, restaurantDalkeith
7.9km away
The Birdcage
restaurant, barMusselburgh
8.5km away
Laird & Dog Inn
hotel, pubLasswade
9.1km away
Premier Inn Edinburgh A1 (Newcraighall)
hotel, restaurantEdinburgh
9.8km away
Best Western Kings Manor Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEdinburgh
10.5km away
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Published on the 18th of March 2020 at 3:52 pm. Updated on the 19th of March 2020 at 11:09 am.

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