Dunfermline

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Dunfermline District 1975-96

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Dunfermline (in Gaelic, Dùn Phàrlain), is a town and royal burgh in Fife, Scotland that sits on high ground 3 miles from the shore of the Firth of Forth, northwest of Edinburgh. The city is the historic capital of Scotland and Robert the Bruce is buried within the Abbey. The town is intersected from north to south by Pittencrieff Glen, a deep, picturesque and tortuous ravine, from which the town derives its name and at the bottom of which flows Lyne Burn. In 2001, Dunfermline had a population of 39,229.

Related Topics:
Gaelic - Royal burgh - Fife - Scotland - Firth of Forth - Edinburgh - 2001

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Dunfermline is close to the site of the naval base of Rosyth. Major industries in Dunfermline include engineering, electronics, and textiles.

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