Prestonpans
Americannoun
noun
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Faye Moffat, from Prestonpans in East Lothian, accompanied her dad Craig on the arduous ascent of Ben Nevis.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Dr Iain MacLeod., who works as a GP at Prestonpans Group Practice in Scotland told me that insulin pumps had been “life-changing for many patients”.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024
Structurally, the episode pits Claire’s perpetually collapsing marriage against Jamie’s time in Ardsmuir Prison under warden John William Grey — the same William Grey he spared before the Battle of Prestonpans last season.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2017
They’ve only just defeated the British at the Battle of Prestonpans when Jamie and Claire are forced back into action.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2016
Prestonpans possesses a Market Cross of the same type as those already described, and still in good condition, as also does Elgin; similar Crosses at Perth and Dundee have been unhappily destroyed.
From Bygone Church Life in Scotland by Various
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