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Dalgety BayDalgety Bay is a coastal town in Fife, Scotland, built on the north shore of the Firth of Forth. The site of the town was formerly part of the estates of the Earl of Moray, part of whose mansion Donibristle House remains. The area consisted of the Earl's extensive ornamental gardens, and a number of small villages. During World War I the Earl donated a portion of his land to the crown, which built a military airfield there. The airfield was improved and expanded during World War II, and an extensive aircraft maintenance facility was constructed there. Work done at this facility included repainting radium dials on bomber gauges, and when the subsequent newtown was being planned the ground was found to be contaminated with the radioactive material used in this process. The current newtown of Dalgety Bay was built in 1962, largely as a commuter town (anticipating the completion of the nearby Forth Road Bridge in 1964). The town covers the land of the (by then disused) airstrip and much of the remaining ground of Donibristle House. Named after the neighbouring small bay in the forth estuary, Dalgety Bay was the first "private enterprise new town" in Scotland. Although most of the airstrip was removed, small sections of the runway remains (including the apron of an aircraft factory which forms the town's tennis court) and Donibristle Industrial Estate (immediately to the north of the town) which is built on the former runway. Still expanding, Dalgety Bay is largely a dormitory community, occupied by commuters to Edinburgh and their families. External links * A short tour of Dalgety Bay - includes maps and aerial photographs
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