Cockenzie and Port Seton

#6936 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Cockenzie and Port Seton is a unified town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is on the coast of the Firth of Forth, four miles east of Musselburgh. The burgh of Cockenzie was created in 1591 by James VI of Scotland. Port Seton harbour was built by George Seton, 11th Lord Seton between 1655 and 1665. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°58'9"N, 2°57'22"W

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Cockenzie and Port Seton – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Preston Tower, Prestongrange Parish Church, Seton Collegiate Church, Bankton House.

1.3 miSW
Architecture, Sculpture, Forts and castles
Preston Tower, Prestonpans
32 min walk • Preston Tower is a ruined L-plan keep in the ancient Scottish village of Prestonpans. It is situated within a few metres of two other historic houses, Hamilton House and Northfield House.
1.2 miSW
Church
Prestongrange Parish Church, Prestonpans
30 min walk • Prestongrange Parish Church is a Church of Scotland kirk situated in the small, former mining town of Prestonpans in East Lothian. The church was built in 1596, one of the first churches to be built in Scotland following the Scottish Reformation in 1560.
0.9 miE
Church
Seton Collegiate Church
24 min walk • Seton Collegiate Church, known locally as Seton Chapel, is a collegiate church south of Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is adjacent to Seton House. The church is designated as a scheduled monument.
1.3 miSW
Museum, Park, Vernacular architecture
Bankton House, Prestonpans
33 min walk • Bankton House is a late 17th-century house situated south of Prestonpans in East Lothian, Scotland. The house is located between the A1 road and the East Coast Main Line railway at grid reference NT394736.
0.9 miE
Forts and castles
Seton Castle
24 min walk • Seton Castle is an 18th-century Georgian castle in East Lothian, Scotland. The castle was Robert Adam's final project in Scotland.
0.9 miE
Forts and castles
Seton Palace
24 min walk • Seton Palace was situated in East Lothian, a few miles south-east of Edinburgh near the town of Prestonpans. Often regarded as the most desirable Scottish residence of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the palace was erected in the 15th century by George, 4th Lord Seton.
1.4 miSW
Tower
Northfield House, Prestonpans
35 min walk • Northfield House is a seventeenth-century historic house at Preston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK. It is situated very close to Hamilton House and Preston Tower, and one mile east to Prestongrange House and the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club.
1.4 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Pennypit Park, Prestonpans
36 min walk • Pennypit Park is a sports complex located in the town of Prestonpans, East Lothian in Scotland. It consists of two sports fields, one for association football and the other rugby union.