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ELPHINGSTONE TOWER Elphinstone Tower
Elphinstone Tower
Elphinstone Tower
Elphinstone Tower
Elphinstone Tower
Archibald McKinley, James Smeaton, Co. [County] Map, Fullarton's Gazetteer,
Stat: Acct : [Statistical Account]
013 [Situation] About ½ mileS.W. [South West ] from Elphingstone.
A square tower, formerly a baronial residence. It was a place of considerable strength and was erected in the 14th century. In the year 1600, the mansion (now a farmhouse) was conjoined with the tower and is still inhabited. The tower is in a state of decay.

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