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Dunfaurlin

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The Royal Burgh o Dunfermline (in Gaelic, Dùn Phàrlain) is a toun in Fife, Scotland. It is situate on heich grun 3 mile frae the shore o the Firth o Forth, norwest o Edinburgh. The toun is the historic capital o Scotland an Robert the Bruce is buiriet in Dunfermline Abbey. The toun is split frae north tae sooth by Pittencrieff Park at wha's fit flows the Lyne Burn. Some 39,229 fowk bide in Dunfermline[1].

Dunfermline is close by the site o the aetime naval base an dockyard o Rosyth. The muckle industries o Dunfermline an roon aboot is engineering, electronics, defence and textiles. But thae haes drapped aff ower the laist few year. Employment in the toun has begoud tae diversifee tae service sector employment an lairge employers in Dunfermline noo are sic as HBOS (Halifax Bank o Scotland) an BSkyB [2].

References

  1. Scrol website population data [1]
  2. Fife Council (2006) Dunfermline Economic profile [2]