Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Bankton

Bankton, formerly a seat, Prestonpans par., NW. Haddingtonshire, 8 miles NW. of Haddington; was the residence of Col. Gardiner, who fell at the battle of Prestonpans in 1745.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "formerly a seat"   (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites")
Administrative units: Prestonpans ScoP       East Lothian ScoCnty

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