DUNSHELT, or Daneshalt, a village, in the parish
of AucHTERMUCHTY, district of Cupar, county of Fife,
I mile (S. E.) of Auchtermuchty; containing 646 inhabitants.
This place takes its name from its having been
the retreat of the Danes, who, in one of their invasions,
being defeated in the battle of Falkland Muir, retired
from the field, and took refuge from the pursuit of the
conquerors in the lower part of the parish. The village
is pleasantly situated on the river Eden, and on the road
to Falkland. It is chiefly inhabited by persons emplo5'ed
in the weaving of linen and cotton goods for the manufactures
of Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee. There is a
place of worship for dissenters, and also a school in the
village.