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Point 4

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3 mins

Distance

220m

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~314

Point 4

The building which housed the Pilmuir Works has also been converted into housing. The Pilmuir Works is said to have had the first power loom weaving factories in Dunfermline. It had several owners throughout the 19th and 20th centuries and was the last mill to close.

Point 4
Queen Elizabethโ€™s wedding dress
Did you know that silk cloth from Dunfermline was used by the designer Norman Hartnell to Make Queen Elizabeth II's wedding dress in 1947? You can find out more about Dunfermline's textile heritage at Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries and see samples of fabrics manufactured in the city. Image: Dunfermline Press

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Fife Council, Carnegie Dunfermline Trust, Fife Coast and Countryside Trust, ONFife, Your Guide to The City of Dunfermline