Battle of Prestonpans 1745

Interactive Battle Map

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

Living Art & History

HRH Prince Charles Edward's Victory in 1745 at the Battle of Prestonpans became an inspiration for many great artists, writers and performers - both at the time and across teh centuries to the present day. Below is a growing anthology of these inspired works:

Poetry & Writing

A Backward Glance - by Sharon Dabell
Anthology of the Arts as Engendered by the Battle of Prestonpans
Research Progress Report II by Arran Johnston 19/09/07
'New' Poetry & Songs for the Battle of Pots & Pans - John Lindsay
Rebellious Scots to Crush - by Arran Johnston

Some Remarkable Passages in the Life of Hon. Col. James Gardiner
by P. Doddridge, D.D.
- Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
The White Rose and the Thorntree - by Roy Pugh
Victory at Prestonpans - Dr Christopher Duffy

Valour Does not Wait - by Arran Johnston

A Baron's Tale - by Gordon Prestoungrange

Play Scripts

The Battle of Pots and Pans - Andrew Dallmeyer

Colonel Gardiner: Vice & Virtue - Andrew Dallmeyer

Jacobite Songs

The White Cockade (Key B) - Performed by Laverock
Johnnie Cope (Key G) - Performed by Laverock
Prestoun's Walls (Key G Open (Fast)) - Performed by Laverock
The Lady Frances Gardiner’s Lament - Performed by Laverock
And Now The Crown (Key C (Dunbartons Drums)) - Performed by Laverock
Skye Boat Song (Key F C5) - Performed by Laverock

Artworks

Walking the Riggonhead Defile - Andrew Hillhouse

Colonel Gardner is nursed at Tranent Manse- Andrew Hillhouse

Cockenzie House Surrenders to the Prince's Army - Andrew Hillhouse

The Presonpans Tapestry

Embroidered in 2010 across Scotland - linked here to its own website