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Elphinstone, East Lothian
Elphinstone is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, southwest of Tranent. The ruins of Elphinstone Tower, the former seat of the Elphinstone family, lie nearby.
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Elphinstone Tower (East Lothian)
Elphinstone Tower is a ruined 13th–15th century keep, about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) west of the village of Elphinstone, East Lothian.
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Elphinstone Research Centre
Elphinstone Research Centre is a medical research centre, part of the Charles River Laboratories, east of Edinburgh, south of Tranent, in East Lothian.
In the 1970s, it was the site of Inveresk Research International. Inveresk had been founded in 1957 and was situated in the former offices of the Institute of Seaweed Research.
It is situated to the south of Tranent, between the B6414 and B6371, north-east of Elphinstone. The site employs around 1300 people.
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Ormiston
Ormiston is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, near Tranent, Humbie, Pencaitland and Cranston, located on the north bank of the River Tyne at an elevation of about 276 feet (84 m).
The village was the first planned village in Scotland, founded in 1735 by John Cockburn (1685–1758), one of the initiators of the Agricultural Revolution.
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Massacre of Tranent
The Massacre of Tranent was an event which took place on 29 August 1797 in the town of Tranent, Scotland.