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Prestonpans

American

[pres-tuhn-panz] / ˈprɛs tənˌpænz /

noun

a seaside resort in the Lothian region, in SE Scotland, E of Edinburgh: battle 1745.

Prestonpans British

/ ˌprɛstənˈpænz /

noun

a small town and resort in SE Scotland, in East Lothian on the Firth of Forth: scene of the battle (1745) in which the Jacobite army of Prince Charles Edward defeated government forces under Sir John Cope. Pop: 7153 (2001)

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Kirsty and her two children from a previous relationship live in Prestonpans, East Lothian, with Daniel, who has three children.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

Weronika, from Prestonpans near Edinburgh, said she knew it was ok to be there, but said her whole personality, and her family relationships, changed.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

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

In Edinburgh he found many of the English officers who had been taken prisoner at Prestonpans.

From The Red True Story Book by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)

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