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Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle
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| Dunbar Harbour, Dunbar, Scotland

Dunbar is a coastal town in East Lothian on the south-east coast of Scotland, approximately 30 miles east of Edinburgh and 30 miles from the English border north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Dunbar is a former royal burgh, and gave its name to an ecclesiastical and civil parish. The parish extends around 7 1⁄2 miles east to west and is 3 1⁄2 miles deep at greatest extent, or 11 1⁄4 square miles , and contains the villages of West Barns, Belhaven, East Barns and several hamlets and farms. Its strategic location gave rise to a history full of incident and strife; but Dunbar has become a quiet dormitory town popular with workers in nearby Edinburgh, who find it an affordable alternative to the capital itself. Until the 1960s, the population of the town was little more than 3,500. The town is thriving with the most recent population published for the town at 6,940, and there are many active and planned housing developments ongoing. There are very well regarded primary schools, a secondary school and a private school in the town. The town is served by Dunbar railway station with links to Edinburgh and the rest of Scotland, as well as London and stations along the north-east corridor. Dunbar is home to the Dunbar Lifeboat Station, the second-oldest RNLI station in Scotland. Dunbar is the birthplace of the explorer, naturalist and influential conservationist John Muir. The house in which Muir was born is located on the High Street, and has been converted into a museum. There is also a commemorative statue beside the town clock, and John Muir Country Park is located to the north-west of the town. The eastern section of the John Muir Way coastal path starts from the harbour. One of the two campuses to Dunbar Primary School: John Muir Campus, is named in his honour. On the last full weekend in September, Dunbar holds an annual weekend-long, traditional music festival sponsored by various local companies.
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