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Walter Scott’s 250th anniversary marked

  • Arran Johnston
  • April 8th, 2021

Our first online lecture of 2021 was held on 18 March, on the subject of “Walter Scott’s Jacobite Fiction”. We were delighted to host a real expert on this subject, […]

A renewed focus on Gaelic, and a new trustee to help!

  • Arran Johnston
  • January 13th, 2021

Dolina Maclennan, a major figure in the Gaelic cultural world, has become a trustee of The Battle of Prestonpans (1745) Heritage Trust. The news comes as the Trust announces a […]

Cultar na Gàidhlig a tha ga chomharrachadh le prògram ùr de ghnìomhachdan

  • Arran Johnston
  • January 13th, 2021

Cultar na Gàidhlig aig cridhe dualchais Blàr Sliabh a’ Chlamhain a tha ga chomharrachadh le prògram ùr de ghnìomhachdan   Mar neach aig a bheil ìomhaigh àrd ann an saoghal […]

An interactive Order of Battle!

  • Arran Johnston
  • January 13th, 2021

As we continue to develop the website, we’re adding new features that will help you find your way around the history of the battle and its place in the wider […]

Prince Charlie’s Birthday

  • Arran Johnston
  • December 21st, 2020
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Marking Charles Edward Stuart’s birthday Yesterday (20 December 2020) marked 300 years since the birth of Charles Edward Stuart, the Jacobite Prince of Wales who led the Highlanders to victory […]

HMS Fox remembered

  • Arran Johnston
  • November 16th, 2020

HMS Fox was a sixth-rate Royal Navy frigate, built in 1740, which was tasked in 1745 with supporting Sir John Cope’s operations in East Lothian prior to the Battle of […]

A date for your diary!

  • Arran Johnston
  • October 28th, 2020

The skirl of the pipes and the beat of the drums will return to Prestonpans next year, as the Trust prepares for its triennial partnership with the Scottish Battlefields Trust […]

“Beneath the Thorntree”

  • Arran Johnston
  • October 28th, 2020
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When we originally planned our 275th anniversary programme, we had the idea of holding a special narrative concert evening in Prestonpans to tell the story of the battle through some […]

A digital 275th anniversary!

  • Arran Johnston
  • September 25th, 2020
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There was never a moment when the Trust envisaged postponing or cancelling the 275th Anniversary Commemorations.  It was simply a matter of how they could be conducted in the ever-mutating […]

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