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
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
Their object was to gain the top of this ridge before the enemy, and then to repeat the manœuvres of Prestonpans.
From The Red True Story Book by H. J. (Henry Justice) Ford
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