PRESTONHOLMK, a village, in the parish of Cockpen,
county of Edinburgh, i a mile (S. by W.) from
the village of (^ockpcn; containing 210 inhabitants. It
is situated in the south-eastern quarter of the jiarish, on
the bank of the river South Esk; and is the seat of a
considerable flux-spinning establishment, the proprietors
of which support a school for the children of the
workmen, allowing the master a dwelling-house, and a salary
of £70.