A fabulous place to stop and have a good look round, take a great photo, and go on to discover more about #Prestonpans. You can also join in #Prieston a beginning, or #PrestonpansMuralTrail both walks in #Walkfest24 walkfest.org.uk Visit East Lothian Waggonway Project

Lord and master of the waggonway. Or something. Thanks to Ed Bethune.

Not long before our Experimental Archaeology and Traditional Skills Weekend! Here's a handy map for when you visit - All sites can be easily accessed from the coastal path, with just the salt making demo at Cockenzie House & Gardens just a stones throw inland. #EastLothian

As part of our upcoming event, our reenactors will be costumed-up and showing how building a waggonway in the 18thC would have looked! 😀 Visitors will be able have a go at the wrighting skills (wood working) required to create Scotland’s 1st railway 🛤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #EastLothian #History

Fancy learning about National Trust film and TV locations? Or what about witchcraft in 16th - 17th century Haddingtonshire? Join us for these events and lots more at the East Lothian Archaeology and Local Heritage Fortnight 2024! #ArchaeologyFortnight

Join local historian David Affleck to hear about 19th century East Lothian connections to the East India Company, in his online podcast on Monday! Find out more at johngraycentre.org/about/archaeol… #ArchaeologyFortnight

Learn about the 1650 Battle of Dunbar with Dr. Arran Johnston, and see an exhibition about the Battle at Spott Kirk! you can even have a guided walk around the Kirk and graveyard with Dr. David Anderson! Don't miss out! #ArchaeologyFortnight

Fancy a guided walk? Explore the history of Gullane with Gullane and Dirleton History Society, or join Catching the Past to explore the history of Musselburgh. Why not both?! johngraycentre.org/about/archaeol…

Delve into the old school days of East Lothian with a short film created from the John Gray Centre image archive, or visit the Trinity Centre in Haddington to watch and hear Haddington voices past and present. #ArchaeologyFortnight

Discover the historic church and graveyard of St Andrew's Kirk Ports with North Berwick Environment and Heritage Trust, or take a guided tour of Lennoxlove House, one of East Lothian’s most fascinating historic houses!#ArchaeologyFortnight johngraycentre.org/about/archaeol…

Writing or Wrighting? 🪶🪓🪚📜 This wknd we will showcase both, with the work of Wm Dickson of Cockenzie being explored with experiments into waggonway building (wrighting), and a quill workshop at our museum (writing). Join us at the weekend! Sat & Sun 10am-4pm #EastLothian

Loved the walk around Prestongrange Museum. So much history brought to life by the wonderful Keith! What a great place for a visit. Day 6 #Walkfest24 Waggonway Project Salt of the Earth - PSG Heritage Connections ELC Archaeology Ageing Well ELC

Waggonway I'm on you! Very deceptive falling gradient all the way from the pits to Cockenzie. Fulls go down by gravity. Empties pulled up by horse.

Come and have a go this weekend! Saturday & Sunday 10-4 1722waggonway.co.uk #ScotlandDigs2024 #ArchaeologyFortnight #EastLothian

Prep is underway for our traditional skills - making sure tools are sharp, finalising bit sizes, finalising plan for waggonway build and prepping quills for the writing workshop - nearly there!! #ScotlandDigs2024 #EastLothian #ArchaeologyFortnight

A massive well done to everyone involved in Walk With Scott 12 today you all done fantastic. We hope you have a fantastic night and get a well earned rest soon

#EastLothianArchaeology&Heritagefortnight JGC Still time to book tickets for my talk on #Witchcraft in #Haddingtonshire Tuesday 3 September #StMary'sKirk

A wonderful day in Cockenzie - trad skills, amazing weather and superb volunteers and visitors - and we do it all again tomorrow! 10am -4pm Sunday 🤗 #ArchaeologyFortnight #ScotlandDigs2024 #EastLothian

Make history and join the Friends of Preston Tower to explore inside the recently repaired and restored medieval Preston Tower and 17th century doocot-now both accessible after decades! #ArchaeologyFortnight See tinyurl.com/y3y5bddeBook to book your place!

See history come to life at Yellowcraig this weekend, with medieval crafts, skills, battle equipment and a full medieval tourney, all part of the 1298 Siege of Dirleton Castle re-enactment! #ArchaeologyFortnight. For details and bookings see: tinyurl.com/y3y5bdde