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Duncans Hill, mound, with traces of ancient for- tification, Perthshire, in S. vicinity of Dunkeld.
Dnncansltay Head, prom., Caithness-shire, 184 miles N. of Wick, forming NE. extremity of Scottish mainland, alt. 210 ft. ; 1 mile S. are Dnncansbay Stacks, 3 rocks detached from the mainland.
Duneansburgh, quoad sacra par., Kilmalie par., N. Inverness-shire, pop. 1991; includes Fort William.
Huncanstone, hamlet, Leslie par., Aberdeenshire, 3 miles SW. of Insch ry. sta. ; P.O.
Dnncanstown, hamlet, in detached part of Nairn, 34 miles NE. of Conon ry. sta.; P.O.
Buncarbcry Castle, a ruin, near Tullaghan, on N. border of co. Leitrim.
Duncbarloway, ruined circular fortification, Lochs par., Lewis island, Outer Hebrides.
Hiincblfie, ruined fortification, near the middle of Gigha island, Argyllshire.
Dnncbidcock, par., E. Devon, 4 miles SW. of Exeter, 5948 ac., pop. 146; P.O.
Dunchnrcli, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta., N. Warwickshire, 3 miles SAV. of Rugby-—par., 4846 ac., pop. 1313; township, pop. 992; P.O., T.o.
Dnnclent, hamlet, nr. Kidderminster, AVorcestershire.
Buncoats, hamlet, in par. and 2 miles E. of Howden, East-Riding Yorkshire.
Diincomb, conical hill, Dumbartonshire, 3J miles NW. of Duntocher.
Bnncombe Park, seat (1718) of Lord Feversham, near Helmsley, North-Riding Yorkshire; was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, and contains a large and valu- able collection of sculptures and paintings.
Dunconnlck, par. and vil., S. co. AYexford, 12 miles SW. of Wexford ry. sta.—par., 5710 ac., pop. 1076; vil., pop. 201; P.O.
Dnncote, hamlet, Greens Norton par., S. Northamp- tonshire, 2 miles NW. of Towcester.
Duncow, vil., in co. and 5 miles N. of Dumfries; P.O.; Duncow Burn flows 8 miles SE. to the Nith, 3 miles N. of Dumfries.
Duncraggan, near Brig of Turk, 6 miles W. of Cal- lander, SAAL Perthshire ; occurs in the Lady of the Lake.
Dnncralg, seat, SW. Ross-shire, on Loch Carron, 4 miles SAY. of Strome Ferry.
Duncrcvie, vil., 34 miles NE. of Milnathort, Kin- ross ; in vicinity is Duncrcvie House.
Duncroft House, seat, near Staines, Middlesex.
Duncrub, or Duncruib, seat of Lord Rollo, 1 mile SE. of Dunning sta., SE. Perthshire.
Duncruc, place with salt mines, near Carrickfergus, E. co. Antrim.
Duncryne, hamlet and hill (462 ft.), Dumbarton- shire, 4 miles NE. of Balloch pier.
Duncton, par. and hamlet, AY. Sussex, 2 miles SAY. of Petworth ry. sta., 1360 ac., pop. 268 ; P.O.
Dundalf Hills, hill-range (forming NE. section of the Lennox Hills) and peak, in co. and 7 miles SW. of Stirling, alt. of peak, 1157 ft.
Dimdaff Linn, the third of the four falls of the Clyde, in co. and 1 mile S. of Lanark.
Dundalav, hill, S. Inverness-shire, 34 miles NE. of foot of Loch Laggan; is crowned with remains of one of the most remarkable of the Caledonian forts.
Dundalk, cap. of county, seaport town, market town, par., and township, N. co. Louth, in E. of Upper Dun- dalk barony, on r. Castletown, near Dundalk Bay, 55 m. N. of Dublin and 58 S. of Belfast by rail—par., 6332 ac., pop. 13,703 ; township and town, 1386 ac., pop. 11,913; 3 Banks, 3 newspapers. Market-day, Mon. Dundalk is > well-built and thriving town. It carries on an active export trade with Liverpool and other ports; and by a branch line of railway to Greenore Harbour, 10 miles to the E. on Carlingford Lough, it maintains regular communication by steamer with Holyhead, the sea passage being 79 miles. The exports are grain, provisions, and live stock. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) Tanning, ironfounding, flax-spinning, and shipbuilding are carried on. There is 1 distillery. There are also mfrs. of salt, soap, candles, and leather. At entrance of channel is a lighthouse, with flashing light seen 9 miles. D. returned 1 member until 1885.
Dundalk, IJpjier and Lower, 2 bars., N. co. Louth, 37,854 ac., pop. 11,996 ; and 30,897 ac., pop. 21,254.
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