Dietrich was aware that he had a family connection to Scotland through the Prestons, a small clan based around Edinburgh. At the castle we had visited the military memorial and they had books which listed the names of all the men who died in various wars. We were able to locate about a dozen Prestons. At one time there had also been a Deputy Governor George Preston stationed at the Castle.
Based on the advice of a kilt maker we spoke to on the Royal Mile, we took a 20 minute drive out to Prestonpans. Today it is a small town but the site is well known to the Scots as the Battle of Prestonpans aka the Battle of Gladsmuir took place there in 1745. It was the first major win of the Jacobites against the English. There isn't much there to commemorate the battle but we did locate a PrestonGrange Museum dedicated to Scottish accomplishments in engineering and industry.
This is the Preston tartan -
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