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Cause Causit (Cause caused it)

The Elphinstones take their name from lands near Tranent in East Lothian, where the name 'de Elfinstun' first appears in a deed of about 1235. Sir John de Elfinstun married Margaret of Seton, a niece of King Robert the Bruce, and James IV raised Sir Alexander Elphinstone to the peerage as Lord Elphinstone.

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The Elphinstone Story

  1. c.1235

    The name 'de Elfinstun' first appears in a deed near Tranent, East Lothian[5]

  2. 1504

    Sir John Elphinstone builds Elphinstone Tower as the seat of the barony[7][4]

  3. 1509-10

    James IV raises Sir Alexander Elphinstone to the peerage as Lord Elphinstone[3][5]

  4. 1513

    1st Lord Elphinstone is killed at the Battle of Flodden[3][5]

  5. 1547

    2nd Lord Elphinstone is killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh[3][5]

  6. 1754

    Elphinstone Tower and its lands pass to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore[7]

  7. 1795

    George Keith Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith, captures the Cape of Good Hope[3][5]

  8. Jan 1842

    Maj-Gen William Elphinstone's command is destroyed retreating from Kabul[9][5]

Clan Elphinstone Crest & Plant Badge

CrestA lady, from the waist upwards, richly habited in gules, her arms extended, the right hand supporting a tower and the left holding a branch of laurel, all proper.

Visit the Elphinstone Homeland

Map of Scotland with Elphinstone places marked

Elphinstone, near Tranent, East Lothian

Namesake lands in Tranent parish, where 'de Elfinstun' first appears in a deed of about 1235; the 15th-century tower here was razed in 1955.[5][6]

Elphinstone Tower, Dunmore Park, Airth, Stirlingshire

Built in 1504 by Sir John Elphinstone as seat of the barony of Elphinstone; passed to John, 4th Earl of Dunmore, in 1754.[7][4]

Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.

Clan Elphinstone Today

ChiefThe Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists The Lord Elphinstone as chief; COSCA and Debrett's name him as Alexander Mountstuart Elphinstone, 19th Lord Elphinstone.

Surnames linked to Clan Elphinstone

These family names are connected with Clan Elphinstone. Each list says who records the link.

Spellings of the name

  • De Elfinstun
  • De Elfinestone
  • Elfinestone
  • Elfinstun
  • Elphingston

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Questions about Clan Elphinstone

What is the Elphinstone motto?

Cause Causit, which COSCA translates as 'Cause caused it'.

Who is the Elphinstone chief?

The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists The Lord Elphinstone; COSCA and Debrett's name him as Alexander Mountstuart Elphinstone, 19th Lord Elphinstone.

Where did the Elphinstone family come from?

From lands near Tranent in East Lothian, where the name first appears in a deed of about 1235; the family later held Elphinstone Tower near Airth, Stirlingshire, from 1504 until 1754.

What is the Elphinstone crest?

A lady from the waist up, in red, holding a tower in her right hand and a laurel branch in her left.

Who founded the University of Aberdeen?

Bishop William Elphinstone, who in 1494 obtained a bull from Pope Alexander VI for a university at Aberdeen; the University dates its founding to 1495 and its first students to 1505.

Sources

  1. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  2. Find a clan: Elphinstone, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  3. Elphinstone, Electric Scotland (The Scottish Nation)
  4. Tower, Dunmore Park (LB2111), Historic Environment Scotland
  5. Clan Elphinstone information sheet (from "Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia", Collins/HarperCollins 1994), The Scottish Society of Louisville
  6. Elphinstone Tower with gatepiers and garden walls (LB19069), Historic Environment Scotland
  7. Dunmore Park Tower, Dunmore (ref 902629), Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland
  8. Our history, University of Aberdeen
  9. First Afghan War, National Army Museum
  10. Clan Chiefs and Chieftains, Debrett's