Elphinstone Tower
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 north-west of Airth and 9 kilometres east of Stirling in the Falkirk council area.Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: tower house in Falkirk, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Airth Tower, Elphinstone Tower, Dunmore Park”, “Elphinstone Tower, Dunmore Park”, and “Elphinstone Tower, Falkirk”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunmore Pineapple and Dunmore Park.
Dunmore Pineapple
Museum
Photo: Davidw82, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dunmore Pineapple is a folly in Dunmore Park, near Airth in Stirlingshire, Scotland. In 1995, it was ranked "as the most bizarre building in Scotland". Dunmore Pineapple is situated 1,300 feet south of Elphinstone Tower.
Dunmore Park
Ruins
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunmore Park is a ruins, which is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Elphinstone Tower.
Alloa Tower
Museum
Photo: AllyD, Public domain.
Alloa Tower in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, in central Scotland, is an early 14th-century tower house that served as the medieval residence of the Erskine family, later Earls of Mar. Alloa Tower is situated 2 miles north of Elphinstone Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunmore and Airth.
Dunmore
Hamlet
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunmore is a small village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies 6.5 miles south east of Stirling and 5.5 miles north of Falkirk. The village lies along the A905 road between Throsk and Airth on the banks of the River Forth.
Airth
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Airth is a Royal Burgh, village, former trading port and civil parish in Falkirk, Scotland. It is 6 miles north of Falkirk town and sits on the banks of the River Forth.
Letham
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Letham is a small former mining village in Falkirk district, Scotland. It is located less than 2 miles from the town of Airth. Letham is situated 1½ miles south of Elphinstone Tower.
Elphinstone Tower
- Categories: Tower House and historic site
- Location: Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.0802° or 56° 4′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.78483° or 3° 47′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C8R36J8+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 561859597OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2596843
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Elphinstone Tower” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Elphinstone Tower”
- German: “Elphinstone Tower”
- Spanish: “Elphinstone Tower”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Parsonage, Dunmore Park and Walled Garden.
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