DUNDEE, Scotland, parliamentary and county burgh and city in County Forfar, on the estuary of the Tay, 8 miles from the sea, and miles northeast of Edinburgh by rail. It is the third city- of Scotland and rises steeply from the water. Its linen trade is the largest in Scotland, and its jute manufactures are the largest in Great Britain. Shipbuilding is an important industry, and it is celebrated for its marmalade and confectionery. It is the centre of the seal and whale fisheries; there are large wet docks and graving docks; and an ex tensive shipping trade. The number of vessels entering the port in 1916 was 1,906, with a registered tonnage of 540,826. The revenue from tonnage dues amounted to $99,597. The esplanade is nearly three miles in length. There is a fine old parish church, so large that three separate congregations worship under its roof. It has excellent educational facilities and University College is affiliated with the Univer sity of Saint Andrews. The public utilities are municipally owned. There are some fine public parks, notably Baxter Park in the east end, presented by Sir David Baxter, and Balgay Hill in the west end. The Tay Bridge
(railway) at the west end of the town, giving trunk rail connection with the south,, was opened in 1:':7 to replace an older structure blown down in a hurricane, in 1879, and is two miles in length. Dundee was erected into a royal burgh by William the Lion about 1200; took a prominent part in the War of Independence; was captured by John of Gaunt in 1385; Robert Wishart, the first of the martyred Reformers, preached from its gateway (still standing) ; it was sacked by Montrose in 1645, and later by General Mon who put nearly 1,000 of its in habitants to t e sword; and from the burgh Viscount Dundee took his title, his estate of Claverhouse being north of the city, now on its outskirts. The city returns two members to Parliament. The boundaries were enlarged in 1913 to include the outlying suburb of Broughty Ferry. Pop. 176,062.