Dunino
| Dunino | |
|---|---|
 Stravithie House, by Dunino | |
  Dunino Location within Fife | |
| Population | < 100 |
| OS grid reference | NO5311 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ky16 |
| Dialling code | 01334 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
- See also Dunino, Poland.
Dunino is a village and parish in the East Neuk of Fife. It is 10 km from the nearest town, St Andrews, and 8 km from the fishing village of Anstruther. It is a small village with no local shops or services. It had one primary school which was closed down in 2014.
The civil parish has a population of 134 (in 2011).[1]
The name derives from the Gaelic word for "fort of the assembly place" (dùn) and "assembly" (aonach).[2]
Notable people
References
- Citations
- ^ Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930
- ^ Taylor & Márkus.
- ^ Scott 1925.
- Sources
- Groome, Francis, Hindes (1882). "Dunino". Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical, and historical. Vol. 2. Edinburgh: T.C. Jack. p. 434.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Lewis, Samuel (1851). A topographical dictionary of Scotland, comprising the several counties, islands, cities, burgh and market towns, parishes, and principal villages, with historical and statistical descriptions: embellished with engravings of the seals and arms of the different burghs and universities. Vol. 1. London: S. Lewis and co. pp. 338-339.
- Roger, James (1845). The new statistical account of Scotland. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons. pp. 356-374.
- Scott, Hew (1925). Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation. Vol. 5. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. p. 196.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Taylor, Simon; Márkus, Gilbert. The Place-Names of Fife. Vol. 3. Donington: Tyas. p. 249.
- West, William (1791). "Parish of Denino". The statistical account of Scotland. Drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes. Vol. 11. Edinburgh: Printed and sold by William Creech. pp. 352-367.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dunino.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This Fife location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |