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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 Hunters 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, 8b 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.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Public domain image from Gedcomindex.com
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