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Dunnikicr.—seat, in par. and 2 miles N. of Kirk-
caldy, Fifeshire ; in vicinity is D. Colliery.—2. Dnnni-
kicr, hill, Fifeshire, 3 miles N. of Colinsburgh, 750 ft.

Dunnlnald, seat, 2b miles SW. of Montrose, Forfar.

Dunning, par. and vil. with ry. sta., on Dunning Burn,
in co. and 9| miles SW. of Perth—par., 14,855 ac., pop.
1635 ; vil., 1£ mile SE. of sta., pop. (including Newton
of Pitcairns), 1048;
P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; the tower of
the parish church is that of the Norman church of St
Serf (13th century).

Dunnlngley, hamlet, West Ardsley par., S. div.
West-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles NE. of Dewsbury.

Dunnlngton.—hamlet, Salford Priors par., S. War-
wickshire, 2 miles SW. of Alcester.—2. Dunnlnglon,
par. and township, East-Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles E. of
York — par., 3040 ac., pop. 799; township, 2243 ac.,
pop. 741;
P.O., and P.O. at Dnnnington Common.—■

3. Dnnnington, township, Beeford par., East-Riding
Yorkshire, 4J miles NW. of Hornsea, 844 ac., pop. 87.

Dunnfngworth, hamlet, Tunstall par., E. Suffolk,
6^ miles NE. of Woodbridge.

Dunnocksltaw, township, Whalley par., NE. Lanca-
shire, 3tj miles SW. of Burnley, 389 ac., pop. 212.

D unnose, headland, on SE. coast of Isle of Wight,
1 mile NE. of Ventnor.

Dunnottar, coast town and par., Kincardineshire—
par., 7783 ac., pop. 2498 ; town (forming part of Stone-
haven), 1708 ; 1 mile SW. of Stonehaven is D. House ;
lb mile SE., on a massive rock rising 160 ft. sheer
from the sea, is D. Castle, one of the most imposing
ruins in Scotland. The castle existed in the 7th century,
and was dismantled in 1720 ; during the Commonwealth
it was selected for the preservation of the Scottish
regalia, and in the last year of Charles II. it was used
as a State prison for the Covenanters.

Dnnolly Castie, seat and ruins of ancient stronghold
of the Macdougalls, on the coast, Argyll, 1 m. N. of Oban.

Dunoon, town, Cowall dist., Argyllshire, on W.
shore of Firth of Clyde, 27 miles by river from Glas-
gow, pop. 4692;
P.O., T.O., 3 Banks, 3 newspapers;
extends more than 3 miles along the coast, and consists
of Hunter’s Quay to the N., Kirn, and Dunoon proper
to the S., each with its separate steamboat pier. At
the beginning of the present century it was a mere
fishing village; it is now one of the most extensive
watering-places on the Clyde. The mildness of its
climate, and the amenity of its situation, have caused
it to be selected as the site of a convalescent home. On
a conical hill above the pier are the ruins of the old
castle of Dunoon, formerly a residence of the Argyll
family; adjacent is the modern castle of Dunoon.

Dunoon anil kilniun, coast par., Cowall, Argyll-
shire, 44,577 ac., pop. 8002.

Dnnpendcr, ancient name of Traprain, Haddington.

Dunphail, ry. sta., seat of Lord Thurlow, and ruins
of ancient castle, 8J miles S. of Forres, Elginshire;
P.O.

Dnnqnin, par., W. co. Kerry, 7 miles SW. of Dingle,
4396 ac., pop. 659.

Dunraglt, vil. with ry. sta., 5J miles SE. of Stran-
raer, Wigtownshire ;
P.O., T.O.; at Dunragit is a butter
and cheese factory; in vicinity of sta. is the Mote of
Dunragit, hill, and Dunraglt House, seat.

Dnnran, mountain defile, near Newtown Mount
Kennedy, E. co. Wicklow.

Dnnraven Castle, seat of Earl of Dunraven, on the
Bristol Channel, 5 miles S. of Bridgend, Glamorgan;
is built on the site of
Dindryfan, traditionally the seat
of Caractacus and other Welsh princes; in the cliffs of
Dunraven Head are several large and curious caves.

Dnnrec Head, on E. side of Lough Swilly, co.
Donegal; has a lighthouse, with fixed light (Lough
Swilly) seen 13 miles.

Dunreggan, vil., Glencairn par., W. Dumfriesshire,
forming part of Moniaive.

Dun-Bichnan, ancient fort, in par. and 1J mile SE.
of Dores, Inverness-shire.

Bnnrldge, hamlet, Woodhorn par., N. Northumber-
land, on bay of same name, 8
b miles NE. of Morpeth.

Dnnrobin, seat of the Duke of Sutherland, with (pri-
vate) ry. sta.,SE. Sutherland, on the coast, near Golspie.
Dunrobin Castle blends the German, French, and old
Scottish styles of architecture. It includes a plain
castellated structure of 1098 (or 1275), and is among

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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