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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Dunkeld, market town with ry. sta., on river Tay, in co. and 15¾ miles NW. of Perth, 61 NW. of Edinburgh, and 453 NW. of London, pop. 768; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Saturday. D. was the metropolitan see of Scotland until supplanted by St Andrews. The choir of the cathedral is now used as the parish church. Immediately behind the cathedral is Dunkeld House, seat of the Duke of Athole. The grounds are the finest and most extensive in Scotland; they include 50 miles of walks and 30 miles of drives. Near the cathedral are two larch trees, the first, or among the first, introduced into Britain.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Perthshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Dunkeld |
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