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EDINBURGH—ENVIRON?.
(16) Dunfermline [New Inn; Royal. Population 8577].
This ancient town became at an early period the seat of
government, and a favourite residence of the Scottish kings.
“ The king sits in Dunfermline town,
Drinking the blude-red wine."—Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens.
The principal antiquities of Dunfermline are the Tower of
Malcolm Canmore and the Palace, both situated in the grounds