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Rh DTTNSCORE. 812 I'l N.VIABLE. DUN8CORE, a par. in the district !>, in the co. of Dumfries, Scotland, 4 miles 8. of Minihivr. It is situated on the river Cairn, between the rivers Urr and Nith. The Glasgow and South- Western railway passes near the E. end of the parish. Communication is also established by the road from Dumfries to Glasgow. in the presb. and synod of Dumfries. The minister's stipend is 171, in the patron, of the crown. In the village is the parish church, a Free church, United in church and parochial schools. Adjoining the j. u is EUisland, or Friar's Came Farm, which belonged to Burns in 1792. He is said to have founded here the first village library established in Scotland. DUNSDEN, a lib. in the par. of Sonning, hand, of Binfield, in the co. of Oxford, 3 miles S. W. of II It is situated near the Thames, and is united (< Tin- village is considerable. DUNSE, a par. and burgh of barony belonging to the lluys, inthuco. of Herwick, Scotland, 15 miles from H.T- wick, and 44 from Edinburgh. It is situated on the river Whitadder, under Dunso Law, in Lammcrmuir, where Leslie encamped in 1639 to resist the introduction of episcopacy by Charles I. A branch of the North British railway commences here. It was anciently the county town, and petty sessions are still held here. The chief buildings are the town-house, parish church, Free church, two United Presbyterian churches, numerous schools, two banks, savings-bank, masonic lodge, and insurance offices. The chief mansions are Dunse Castle, rebuilt on the site of Earl Randolph's, Wedderburn Castle, and Manderston. A little weaving is carried on. Dunso boasts of the name of John Duns Scotus, who was bom atGrucldyke's farm in 1274. Markets four times a year for cattle, and ordinary markets every Wednesday. DUNSEVERICK CASTLE, in the bar. of Carey, in the co. of Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It stands near the Giant's Causeway, and occupies a position on an insulated rock. It was the ancient seat of the O' Cubans and U'Donnels, and is an object of interest on this remarkable coast. DUNSFOLD, a par. in the first div. of the hund. of Blackheath, in the co. of Surrey, 7 miles S.E. of Godalming, its post town, and 8 N.E. of Hasle- mere. It is situated near the Arun and Wey canal. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in brick and tile nuiking. The living is a reel.* in the dioc. of Win- chester, vol. 471, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a fine E. window, and a monumental tablet to the Rev. J. Richardson, for 62 years rector of the parish. There is a school supported by subscription. Lord Grantly is lord of the manor. Dr. Young is said to have composed his " Night Thoughts" in an embowered walk in the gardens of the rectory DUN8FORD, a par. in the hund. of Wonford, in the co. of Devon, 5 miles N.E. of Moreton Hampstead, and 7 8.W. of Exeter, its post town. It is situated on the river Teign. The village is considerable. The land is i -hiefly arable and pasture, with 300 acres of coppice and a similar extent of furze. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 297, in the patron, of B. Fulford, Esq., who is lord of the manor. The church is dedicated to St. Mar} 1, and has a tower containing six bells. The chancel was rebuilt in 1846. It contains monuments to the Fulford family. Here is a school for both sexes. Fulford House is the principal residence. It was garri- i by the royalists under Colonel Sir F. Fulford in the War, but surrendered to Fairfax after a siege of ten days, during which it was much damaged. A fair is held on the M the Nth S, ptcmber for cattle. DVNSl i HIT, a par. in the bar. of Lower Locale, in the co. of Down, jir.iv. of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles S.E. of Down patrick. Ardglass is its post town. It is situ- ated near l,.mgh Strangford, and is open to tho Sea on tho E. The par. includes Gun's Island, ami is crossed by the road from Ardglass. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Down, val. 182, in the patron, of tho bishop. The church is small and ancient. Tho Knnuin >1 io that of Ardglass. There are two Sunday and two day schools. IHTNSFORT1I, LOWER, a tnshp. in th- par. of Aldborough, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 2 miles S. of Aldborough, and 3 b.E. of Boroughbridgo. It is situated on the river Ure. There is a district church. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 51, in tho patron, of the Vicar of Aid- borough. The Vesleyans have a chapel, and there is a National school. DUNSFORTH, UPPER, a tnshp. with the hmlt. of I'.rantou Green, in the par. of Aldborouu;h, ii Riding of the co. of York, 1 mile S. of Lower Dunsforth DUNSHAUGHUN, a j>ar., post and market town, in tho bar. of Ratoath, in the co. of Meath, prov. of Loinstcr, Ireland, 12 miles S.E. of Navan, and 17 from Dublin. It is crossed by tho road from Dublin to Navan, and tho surface consists of a fair soil. Tho living is a rect. in tho dioc. of Meath, val. with another, 333, in the patron, of the crown. Tho church, which has a hand- some tower, was built in 1813 by means of a loan from the late Board Of First Fruit- Tip ! are two lloman Catholic chapels in the parish, that in Dunshaughlin is united to that of G'ulmullcn, and that in Batterstown to those of Raddonstown and Kilcloon. Here is a National school. The town was formerly incorporated and a place of some importance, but has degenerated into a mere village. It contains tho sessions-house, police statin, and dispensary. Petty session* aro held fortnightly, and general sessions every half year. The parish is the head of a Poor-law Union, and has a poorhouso to ac- commodate 400 persons. St. Seachlin, a nephew of St. Patrick, is said to have founded an abbey here in the 5th century. It was destroyed in 1152 by the Sept Henry Bruin. Here beneath a large mound in the Black bog of Lagore was discovered a great collection of rare ancient implements, warlike, agricultural, and domestic; and also many cart-loads of animal remains. Fairs are held on the 13th May and 14th October. DUNSHILT, 2 miles N. of Falkland, in the co. of Fife, Scotland. It is situated on tho river Kden. DUNSINANE HILL, in the par. of Collace, co. of Perth, 9 miles N.E. of Perth, near the Sidlaw range, 1,114 or 1,084 feet high, with traces of Macbeth'* castle on the top, looking towards Birnam Wood, 12 miles N'. '. Near it is tho Witches' Stone. DUXSINK, a vil. in the bar. of Castleknock, in the co. of Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles N'. r. of Dublin. It is jileasantly situated on the N. side of the Ballybough river. Dunsink Hill is 210 feet above sea-level, and commands a fine view of tho metro- polis. Upon its summit is stationed the Trinity College observatory, built by Provost Andrews in 1798. It is a handsome building. DUNSLEY, a hmlt. in the par. of Whitby, lib. of Whitby Strand, in the North Riding of the co.'of York, 3 miles W. of Whitby. It is united with Newholm. A ' Roman road, now known as Wade's Causeway, extends for several miles from Dunsley over tho moors to > It is paved with flints, and appears to have been 1 - wide by 3 high, with a defaced mil. DUN SMI Hi K, a hmlt. in tho par. of Ellesborough, in the co. of Bucks, 2 miles S.W. of Wcndovcr. DUNSTABLE, a par. and market town in the hund. ot M.inshead, in the co. of Bedford. 18 mile.- s.V. ..f Bedford, 5 miles W. of Luton, and 47 miles by th. N'.irth- tw*y from London, being com .that lino by a branch of 7 mil'. from Leighl m Buzzard. The town i MI hills, n. artbi -' : >1 Kman highways Watling and Iknicld Street, and is support ! ; . have been the Jfagiovinium of Antoninus, aft<>rwtt4H called by tho Britons Macs Oiryn. A synod was held here in tho early part of tho 13th century, about which | time was founded a monastery of Black Friars by Henry I., who crc-cted a royal residence at King^ Farm, relmilt tin; town of Dunstable, whi.h had been LI Ktituted it a borough, with privilege to hold two mm weekly, Sunday and Wednesday, and a fair on St. s day. Across to Queen Eleanor formerly existed in tho town, but was destroyed during (ho civil wars of
 * itod by tho Danes two centuries before, and con-