Prestongrange

Prestongrange is a place in East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, situated between Musselburgh to the west, and Prestonpans to the east.

Colliery engine

Prestongrange
Prestongrange House
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OS grid reference	NT378736
Civil parish	Prestonpans
Council area	East Lothian Council
Lieutenancy area	East Lothian
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PRESTONPANS
Postcode district	EH32
Dialling code	01875
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	East Lothian
Scottish Parliament	East Lothian
List of places UK Scotland 55.952°N 2.996°W / 55.952; -2.996

The place name derives from "Preston", meaning "priest's town", and a grange (or granary) 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

Main article: 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 who extended it in 1620. In the early 19th century it was greatly extended by the architect William Henry Playfair.^[1]

See also

• Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum
• Prestongrange House, now the headquarters of the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club
• Prestongrange Parish Church
• William Grant, Lord Prestongrange
• List of places in East Lothian