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the oldest inhabited houses in the kingdom. In the
park are two “ brochs,” or dry-built circular towers.
In the vicinity is Dnnrobin Glen, with waterfall.
Dunrobin Deer-Forest embraces 12,180 ac.

Dnnrod.—ancient par., in co. and forming S. section
of par. of Kirkcudbright.—2. Dunrod, ancient bar.,
Inner kip par., NW. Renfrewshire; is traversed by
Dunrod Burn, spanned, 1J mile NE. of Innerkip, by
a curious old bridge, supposed to be Roman; 2 miles
NE. of Innerkip is Dunrod Hill, alt. 936 ft.

Dunrossncss, par., Shetland, 32,130 ac., pop. 4126;
P.O.; includes Fair island and part of Mainland.

Dnnryinond, 4 m. NW. of Bally bay, Monaghan; P.O.

Duns, market town and par. with ry. sta., Berwick-
shire, 55 miles SE. of Edinburgh and 357 NW. of
London by rail—par., 11,396 ac., pop. 3353; town, pop.
2437;
P.O., T.o., 3 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day,
Tuesday; Duns has mfrs. of fine linen, a bleaching-
ground, and a brewery. On Duns Law (700 ft.) are
traces of a camp formed by the Covenanters in 1639,
and in vicinity is the seat of Duns Castle.

Duns Spa, mineral spring, 14 mile SE. of Duns,
Berwickshire ; long celebrated for its reputed medicinal
qualities, but now neglected.

Duns Tew, par., N. Oxfordshire, 7 miles S. of Ban-
bury, 1749 ac., pop. 307.

Dunsandle, seat, 5 m. SE. of Athenry, co. Galway.

Dunsany, par. and seat, mid. co. Meath, 3 miles
NW. of Drumree
ry. sta., 964 ac., pop. 146; P.O.

Dunsapie, loch, in hollow on E. shoulder of Arthur’s
Seat, near Edinburgh.

Dnnsborough House, seat, 6 miles NE. of Guild-
ford, W. Surrey.

Dunsbrook, stream, N. Devon; flows 10 miles E.
to the Exe near Dulverton.

Dnnsby.—par., S. Lincolnshire, 44 miles N. of Bourn,
2695 ac., pop. 223;
P.O.—2. Dunsby, hamlet, Braunce-
well par., Lincolnshire, 2 miles W. of Dorrington.

Dnnscaitb, ruined castle of the Barons of Sleat,
Sleat par., Skye island, Inverness-shire.

Dnnscoinb, hamlet, 2 m. SE. of Crediton, N. Devon.

Dunscoinb Cliff, on coast of E. Devon, 2 miles NE.
of Sidmouth, alt. 351 ft.

Dunscore, par. and vil., in co. and 9 miles NW. of
Dumfries, 14,815 ac., pop. 1405;
P.O.

Dunscriben, vitrified fort, Inverness-shire, on Loch
Ness, 1J mile SW. of Bunloit.

Dunscroft, hamlet, Hatfield par., S. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 34 miles SW. of Thorne.

Dunscuddeburgb, ruins of fort, Kilmuir par., Skye
island, Inverness-shire.

Dunsden, eccl. dist. and hamlet, Sonning par.,
Oxfordshire, pop. 537; the hamlet is 3 miles SW. of
Henley. See
Eye and Dunsden.

Dunsdon, hamlet, Pancrasweek par., S. Devon,
near Holsworthy.

Dunseverick, 4 miles E. of Bushmills, N. co.
Antrim; P.O.; near the ruins of Dunseverick Castle
and the Giant’s Causeway.

Dunsfold, par. and vil., W. Surrey, 54 miles SE. of
Godalming, 4451 ac., pop. 749;
P.O.

Dunsford, par. and vil., E. Devon, on river Teign,
74 miles SW. of Exeter, 5948 ac., pop. 777;
P.O.

Dnnsfort, coast par., SE. co. Down, on Lough
Strangford, 6 miles SE. of Downpatrick, 4250 ac.,
pop. 997.

Dunsforth, eccl. dist., Aldborough par., North and
West Ridings Yorkshire, pop. 161.

Dnnsforth, Lower, township, Aldborough par.,
North-Riding and E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 3
miles SE. of Boroughbridge ry. sta., 1048 ac., pop. 100.

Dunsforth, Upper, cum Branton Green, town-
ship, Aldborough and Great Ouseburn pars., North-
Riding and E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 1 mile S. of
Lower Dunsforth, 1009 ac., pop. 109.

Dnnshalt, vil., Auchtermuchty par., Fifeshire, 24
m. N. of Falkland, pop. 414;
P.O., called Dunshelt;
has farina works.

Dunshaughlin, par. and vil., S. co. Meath, near
Drumree ry. sta., 13 miles NW. of Dublin—par., 5263
ac., pop. 897 ; vil., pop. 354 ;
P.O., T.o.

Dunsil, hamlet, Teversall par., N. Notts, 5 miles
NW. of Sutton sta.



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