Dunfermline

The town of Dunfermline is situated just north of the River Forth, on an area of land that was considered to be easily defensible by the ancient people that settled there. Translated from the old Garlic ‘Dun Fearam Linn’, the name of the town actually means ‘the Fort that sits in the bend of the stream’. This is the place where King Malcolm III of Scotland wed Queen Margaret in 1070, and where they subsequently built a fortress. The site that they chose for their fortifications is believed to be…

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