Preston Tower
Look for Preston Tower, a castle, in Prestonpans. Our list has 6 more places within 5 km. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument.
Castle in Prestonpans
Inside Prestonpans
Preston Tower is inside Prestonpans’ locality, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Prestonpans has 30 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Aim for June to September, when Prestonpans reaches 17–19°C.
Preston Tower
5 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. First among the places near it is Edinburgh Castle, at 14 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- in Prestonpans
- Official site
- prestontower.co.uk
Preston Tower and what surrounds it
The places near Preston Tower are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Prestonpans’ locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns a short way from Preston Tower
Of the 7, Musselburgh is the largest, at 21,476 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Prestonpans
Tranent
Cockenzie
Wallyford
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Preston Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prestonpans | It’s in town | 10,623 | 9 |
| Tranent | 800 m southeast of it | 12,235 | 9 |
| Cockenzie | 1.5 km northeast of it | 5,237 | 6 |
| Wallyford | 1.8 km southwest of it | 4,493 | 13 |
| Musselburgh | 2.3 km west of it | 21,476 | 21 |
| Longniddry | 4.5 km northeast of it | 2,598 | 7 |
| Ormiston | 4.7 km south of it | 2,587 | 7 |
Next door to Preston Tower
A visit can add 2 art galleries, 2 museums and a castle, from 139 places within 15 km.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle14 km away2
Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse12 km away3
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery14 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)4
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland13 km away5
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral13 km away6
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery13 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)7
Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey12 km away8
MuseumHMY Britannia13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Preston Tower
Where is Preston Tower?
Preston Tower is in Prestonpans, East Lothian, inside the town’s locality.
What is Preston Tower?
Castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Preston Tower?
June to September are the warmest months in Prestonpans, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Preston Tower a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Preston Tower?
Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (14 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (12 km), National Gallery (14 km) and National Museum of Scotland (13 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Preston Tower: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Holyroodhouse: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Scotland: Maccoinnich~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Original uploader was Maccoinnich at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holyrood Abbey: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMY Britannia: Akiramenai, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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