Historic houses · Central Scotland
Elphinstone Tower
In or near Airth.
Elphinstone Tower in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Anne Burgess — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Alloa · 4.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Elphinstone Tower is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Elphinstone Tower, also known as Dunmore Tower or Airth Tower, is a ruined tower house on the Dunmore Estate in central Scotland. It is located 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north-west of Airth and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of Stirling in the Falkirk council area. The 16th-century ruin is protected as a category C(S) listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The tower dates to the early 16th century, when it was built by Sir John Elphinstone as the seat of the barony of Elphinstone. Alexander Elphinstone, 4th Lord Elphinstone added a gallery and a new hall before his death in 1638. The Elphinstone Estate was purchased for £16,000 by John Murray, son of the 3rd Earl of Dunmore, in 1754. In the 1820s the 5th Earl commissioned the building of Dunmore Park as the principal residence on the estate. The additions to the tower were demolished to allow construction of St Andrew's Episcopal Church, a private chapel completed around 1850. The tower was subsequently restored and the ground floor remodelled as a family burial vault. The Murray family left…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.0802, -3.7848
- District
- Falkirk
- Postcode
- FK2 8LU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Alloa and Grangemouth
- Nearest railway station
- Alloa — 4.2 km
- Official site
- www.elphinstonetower.scot
Sources
- wikidata: Q2596843 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Elphinstone Tower, Falkirk (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Elphinstone Tower?
- Elphinstone Tower is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode FK2 8LU).
- What is Elphinstone Tower?
- Elphinstone Tower in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Elphinstone Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Alloa, about 4.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode FK2 8LU.
- How do I get to Elphinstone Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Alloa, about 4.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode FK2 8LU.