The Battle of Prestonpans Welcome to this resource providing news, interactivity and information on the Battle of Prestonpans and our charitable association Battle of Prestonpans [1745] Heritage Trust. This site commemorates the Battle and celebrates the Victory, Hope and Ambition it represented for Prince Charles Edward and his Highland Jacobite army as they prepared to march on England. This site is part of Prestoungrange Online. To view the Prestoungrange index please CLICK HERE

Prestonpans Tapestry This 104 metre Prestonpans Tapestry tells the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie's journey from France to Victory in Prestonpans LINK HERE

Battle Media Clips & Audio Our clips and audio section contains a variety of multimedia files about the Battle taken from plays and documentaries... Image Gallery Battle scenes from The Riggonhead Defile and the Capture of Cockenzie House to the Death of Colonel Gardiner and more... Articles & Poetry View our archive of articles and poetry to view a selection of documents written about the Battle of Prestonpans...

Living Art & History

The Battle has inspired many contemporary works from paintings to plays, from pottery to poetry and songs.

Volunteers

Alan Breck Prestonpans Volunteers - Enlist NOW!

Interactive Battle Map

Use the interactive battle map to survey the battle field and relive the key decisions and strategies used in 1745.

Spotlight

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Briathrachas Gàidhlig
Dhan Bhlàr-Batail

Gaelic Battlefield Lexicon

Prestonpans Battle Trust's School Visits Programme

The Trust continues to offer school visits about the 1745 Jacobite Rising and the Highlanders' Victory at the Battle of Prestonpans.

LINK HERE

Re-enactments

Events

Battlefield Walks
signed in English and Gaelic - are available year round either for Groups or individuals using the APP linked above.

Full scale Re-enactments
take place every third year on the third weekend in September in rotation with Pinkie Cleugh [1547] and Dunbar [1650]. On intervening years the fourth weekend of September sees formal Commemorations. All in partnership with the Scottish Battlefields Trust.

The Battle of Prestonpans

Prestonpans Tapestry

Battle Media