Peaston

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55°52′37″N 2°54′58″W / 55.877°N 2.916°W / 55.877; -2.916

Peaston is a small settlement on the B6371 road in the parish of Ormiston in East Lothian, Scotland, about 14 miles (23 km) south-east of Edinburgh, 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Haddington, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Ormiston and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Pencaitland.

The Barony of Peaston was transferred from Pencaitland to Ormiston in 1648.[1]

Peaston Smiddy, built in the 18th century, is on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ormiston". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Smithy (Former), Peaston". Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peaston.
  • CANMORE/RCAHMS record of Peaston Farmhouse
  • CANMORE/RCAHMS record of Peaston, The Smiddy; alternative names: West Peaston, Peaston Smithy
  • National Archives of Scotland: Plans of the Kiln Lands of Peaston, Peaston Bank and Peaston Mill
  • SCRAN image: Aerial View of Peaston Farm in Humbie