a parliament town of Scotland, in the shire of Mid-Lothian, once remarkable for a strong castle, the key of Scotland from the east, and which gave shelter to Edward II. of England in his flight from Bannockburn, but of which scarce a vestige now remains. Here are still preserved some of the Scottish pikes, six ells long, and formed for both offence and defence. This town has now a tolerable trade in the fisheries, and is remarkable for making good malt. Dunbar has given titles of honour to different families, who are all now extinct.