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Dunfermline

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Place nameDunfermline
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude56.067
Longitude-3.483
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names

Overview

Situated inland from Firth of Forth; settled by Celtic monks, town grew around Benedictine Abbey (1072); abbey served as a parish church until 1821; city recovered from fire of 1624 & has become textile center; birthplace of millionaire Andrew Carnegie.
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Location
3 km
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