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East Lothian

Elphinstone

Elphinstone is a village in , Scotland, southwest of . The ruins of , the former seat of the Elphinstone family, lie nearby.
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  • Type: Village with 540 residents
  • Description: village in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Elphinstone, East Lothian”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Elphinstone Tower and Fa’side Castle.

Ruins
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is a ruined 13th–15th century keep, about 4 miles southeast of , , , and 0.5 miles west of the village of Elphinstone, East Lothian.

Castle
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Fa'side Castle is a 15th-century keep located in in . The castle is approximately 2 miles southwest of , and 2 mi southeast of . The building was restored in the 1980s and is now protected as a category B listed building.

is a medical research centre, part of the Charles River Laboratories, east of , south of , in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ormiston and Tranent.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland, near , , and , located on the north bank of the at an elevation of about 276 feet.

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is the largest of a string of villages in in central Scotland, 9 miles east of Edinburgh city centre. In 2022 it had a population of 20,700.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland. It is located 4 kilometres east of and 3 kilometres west of , on a hill between the Rivers and Esk. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Elphinstone.

Elphinstone

Latitude
55.92254° or 55° 55′ 21″ north
Longitude
-2.96712° or 2° 58′ 2″ west
Population
540
Elevation
413 feet (126 metres)
Open location code
9C7VW2FM+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 858356364
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11592146
Wiki­data ID
Q5367281
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Elphinstone” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Elphinstone”
  • Dutch: “Elphinstone”
  • French: “Elphinstone”
  • German: “Elphinstone”
  • Irish: “Elphinstone”
  • Italian: “Elphinstone”
  • Japanese: “エルフィンストーン”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Elphinstone”
  • Spanish: “Elphinstone”
  • Swedish: “Elphinstone”
  • Welsh: “Elphinstone”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Elphinstone”. Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.