a royal borough of Scotland, in the shire of East 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 both for offence and defence. This town has now a tolerable trade in the fisheries, and is remarkable for making good malt. Dunbar contained 3965 inhabitants in 1811.