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Elphinstone Tower is a ruined medieval tower house in East Lothian, Scotland. It is also known as Dunmore Tower or Airth Tower. The building dates to the early 16th century and 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.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Elphinstone Tower as Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Elphinstone Tower, a medieval tower house in Scotland, was built by the Elphinstone family, a prominent Scottish noble family, during the late 15th or early 16th century. It is remembered as a symbol of the family's regional influence and as an example of late medieval defensive architecture in the Scottish borders.

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