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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 Arthurs 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 Giants 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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