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A Brief History of Dundonald

5 May

A few important points during the history of Dundonald:

  • Dundonald Castle was built in the 14th century by king Robert II.
  • Old Auchans Castle was built in the late 16th century and converted in the 17th
  • Dundonald's economy was built on weaving and coal-mining.
  • Dundonald Camp is based on now-modernised military housing which formed part of a military camp built just before the Second World War and associated with nearby RAF Dundonald.


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21 March | 6:46:06

John Loney says

Dundonald castle features in the Jules Verne novel The Underground City (1877).  This can be read online at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1355     www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1355

For more information see http://irvinehistorynotes.yolasite.com/jules-verne.php   www.irvinehistorynotes.yolasite.com/jules-verne

 

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