Prestongrange is a place in East Lothian,

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, situated between Musselburgh to the west, and

Prestonpans Prestonpans ( gd, Baile an t-Sagairt, Scots language, Scots: ''The Pans'') is a small mining town, situated approximately eight miles east of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the Council area of East Lothian. The population as of is. It is near the si ...

to the east. The place name derives from "Preston", meaning "priest's town", and a grange (or

granary A granary is a storehouse or room in a barn for threshed grain or animal feed. Ancient or primitive granaries are most often made of pottery. Granaries are often built above the ground to keep the stored food away from mice and other animals ...

) which was worked by the Cistercian monks of Newbattle Abbey. In the early 17th century, Mark Ker took possession of the lands from the abbey, and after the Grant Suttie family took over, the Prestongrange Colliery was no longer productive and fell into disuse. In 1830, Sir George Grant Suttie leased Prestongrange Colliery to Matthias Dunn, the Inspector of Mines.

Prestongrange House

This fine mansion-house was partly rebuilt by Mark Kerr and Helen Leslie. It passed through marriage to John Morison of Saughton Hall around 1600. Laters owners included

Alexander Morison, Lord Prestongrange Alexander Morison (or Morrison), Lord Prestongrange (1579–1631) was a 17th-century Scottish judge, Senator of the College of Justice and Lord President of the Court of Session. Life He was the son of John Morison of Saughtonhall (1558–1 ...

who extended it in 1620. In the early 19th century it was greatly extended by the architect

William Henry Playfair William Henry Playfair FRSE (15 July 1790 – 19 March 1857) was a prominent Scottish architect in the 19th century, who designed the Eastern, or Third, New Town and many of Edinburgh's neoclassical landmarks. Life Playfair was born on 15 ...

.Colin McWilliam, ''The Buildings of Scotland: Lothian''.

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Prestongrange House, by Sonia Baker

Prestoungrange Online website

Prestongrange Community Archaeology Project

Prestongrange Parish Church website

Prestongrange Bowling & Social Club website
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Prestongrange House

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