Dunbar
Dunbar is a community on the North Sea coastline in East Lothian in the south-east of Scotland, approximately 30 miles (48 kilometres) eastern of Edinburgh as well as 30 miles (48 km) from the English border north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Dunbar is a previous royal burgh, and provided its name to an ecclesiastical and also civil parish. The parish expands around 7 1/2 miles (12.1 km) east to west as well as is 3 1/2 miles (5.6 km) deep at greatest extent, or 11 1/4 square miles (29 km2), and consists of the villages of West Barns, Belhaven, East Barns (deserted) as well as numerous hamlets and farms. Its strategic area triggered a history packed with occurrence and also rivalry; however Dunbar has ended up being a quiet dorm room community popular with workers in close-by Edinburgh, that discover it a budget friendly option to the funding itself. Until the 1960s, the population of the community was little bit more than 3,500. The community is thriving with one of the most recent population published for the town at 8,486, and there are several active and also scheduled housing developments ongoing. There are effectively regarded primary schools, a senior high school and a private school in the town. The town is served by Dunbar train station with links to Edinburgh and the rest of Scotland, as well as London as well as stations along the north-east hallway. Dunbar is residence to the Dunbar Lifeboat Station, the second-oldest RNLI station in Scotland. Dunbar is the birthplace of the explorer, biologist and also significant conservationist John Muir. Your home in which Muir was born is situated on the High Street, and also has been exchanged a museum. There is additionally a commemorative sculpture close to the town clock, and John Muir Country Park is located to the north-west of the community. The eastern section of the John Muir Means coastal course starts from the harbour. Among the two universities to Dunbar Primary School: John Muir University, is named in his honour.
