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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 685 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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DUNTOCHER (Gaelic, "The Fort of
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ill hap ")
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town on Dalmuir Burn, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, 9 M. from
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Glasgow . Pop . (1901) 2122 . The
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district contains
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coal,
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limestone and ironstone, but there is not much
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mining . Many of the inhabit-ants are employed at the Singer factory in Kilbowie and at the Clyde
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Trust yards in Dalmuir . There are considerable
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Roman remains in the neighbourhood . Antoninus' Wall passed immediately to the south; the burn is crossed by a
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bridge alleged to be of Roman origin (which at least is doubtful); subterranean remains indicate a Roman structure; a Roman camp has been traced, and the vicinity has yielded a number of altars, urns, vases, coins and tablets, which are now in the custody of Glasgow University .

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