Dunbar

Dunbar is a toun in East Lowden on the sootheast coast o Scotland, approximately 28 mile east o Edinburgh an 28 mile frae the Inglis Mairch at Berwick Upon Tweed. It haes a population o aboot 12,000 (2001 census).

Dunbar is an umwhile Ryal Burgh that gied its name tae an ecclesiastical an civil pairish. The pairish extends aroond 7½ mile east tae wast an is 3½ mile deep at greatest extent (12 x 5.5 kilometre) or 11¼ square mile (c. 3000 hectare) an haes the veelages o Wast Barns, Belhaven, East Barns (abandoned) an seevral hamlets an ferms. 

Its strategic poseetion gied rise tae a history ful o incident an strife but Dunbar haes become a quate dormitory toun kenspeckle wi wirkers in nearby Edinburgh, wha find it an affordable alternative tae the caipital itsel. Till the 1960s the population o the toun wis little mair nor 3,500.

The toun is serred bi Dunbar railwey station.  Dunbar is hame tae the Dunbar Lifeboat Station, the seicont auldest RNLI station in Scotland.

References

Category:Touns in East Lowden
Category:Ports an herbours o Scotland
Category:Ryal burghs
Category:Seaside resorts in Scotland
Category:Places o Scotland