FOLLOWING on the enormous amount of interest shown in its exhibition of The Great Tapestry of Scotland, Cockenzie House & Gardens at Port Seton is now displaying The Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry, which has only recently returned to Scotland from France. Cockenzie House, which dates from the seventeenth century, sits a mile from the actual battlefield of Prestonpans, and it is said that after their victory, Jacobite soldiers picked apples from the trees in the garden here.
Consisting of 104 panels, The Prestonpans Tapestry was created by an army of 200 stitchers to replicate drawings by the Port Seton-based artist Andrew Crummy. It was completed in July 2010, and has since traveled throughout the Highlands and Lowlands in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie himself.
In September/October 2013 it was on show in La Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux at the invitation of the citizens of the town which gave its name to the first iconic tapestry of the genre.
Cockenzie House & Gardens is a half hour drive from Edinburgh and is open on a daily basis – 10.30am to 4pm – with a traditional tea room serving freshly made produce to make your visit even more enjoyable.
Submitted by Roddy Martine
