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===Prestonpans Tapestry===
The [[Prestonpans Tapestry]] was unveiled on 26 July 2010. With 105 panels (each 1m long), it is about 100 ft (30m) longer than its inspiration, the [[Bayeux Tapestry]]. Inspired by Gordon Baron Prestoungrange, designed by local artist [[Andrew Crummy]], and executed by over 200 volunteer embroiderers, the tapestry has already toured Scotland, England and France. Venues included the [[Scottish Parliament]], the [[Scottish Storytelling Centre]], [[Cockenzie power station]] and countless locations from Eriskay along the route The Prince took prior to the battle. In Autumn 2013, the Tapestry was a Guest Exhibit alongside the Bayeux Tapestry itself, in Normandy, and subsequently at Pornichet/ St Nazaire from whence the Prince embarked to begin his campaign in 1745.<ref>"The Scotsman", 7 July 2010, "Creators at great lengths to find a place for giant tapestry").</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-10755526 |publisher=BBC News|date= 25 July 2010|title= Bonnie Prince sewn up in tapestry|access-date=1 November 2022}}</ref>
=== Witch trials ===
[[File:Prestonpans witch trial memorial.jpg|thumb|Memorial statue to 81 women executed for witchcraft in Prestonpans. Their innocence was publicly declared in 2004.]]
Prestonpans was one of the worst affected areas during the [[witch trials in early modern Scotland]] with as many as 81 women accused of witchcraft were executed.<ref name=":0">Allan, Annemarie (2005) 81 Witches of Prestonpans, Prestoungrange University Press https://www.prestoungrange.org/core-files/archive/university_press/21_witches/bodytext_witch.pdf</ref> In 2004, the Barons Courts of [[Prestongrange|Prestoungrange]] and Dolphinstoun granted an Absolute Pardon to the accused women who are remembered annually on 31st October.<ref name=":0" /> A memorial statue was erected in the town in their memory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |date=2022-03-06 |title=Witches' Memorials in Scotland |url=https://forwomen.scot/06/03/2022/witches-memorials-in-scotland/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=For Women Scotland |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Education==
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