Prestonpans Murals & Art Treasures

Discover more about the murals and fascinating history of this 1000 year old town, that lies 9 miles East of Edinburgh, and along the way you’ll visit the many historical and contemporary locations, monuments and art works that make this place unique.

Use the Map to discover the location of each Mural, Art Treasure or items of Other Interest, and the apps inbuilt route plotting will show you the shortest walking route to get there.

Each location has further information and images so you can discover more about its history.

Want to focus on the Murals, no problem, you can customise the map to show just the Mural locations and the Murals Menu lists each of them with links to its information or the route to find it. You can do this for the Art Treasures or Other Locations too, or mix and match.

Want to know even more about the history of the town? Then download the whole family of apps: ‘Prestonpans 1745’ gives you all you need to know about the famous Battle of Prestonpans, the 1722 Waggonway that it crossed and the 104m long Tapestry inspired by it. ‘Scottish Diaspora Tapestry’ gives you a guide to the impact of the Scottish diaspora across the world with 305 embroidered panels.