Dalhousie Preparatory School was a

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preparatory school in

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. Dalhousie was established in 1925 by Kenneth M Mylne at

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, 8 miles south of

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. Mylne had previously been headmaster of the preparatory branch of

Merchiston Castle School Merchiston Castle School is an independent boarding school for boys in the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has around 470 pupils and is open to boys between the ages of 7 and 18 as either boarding or day pupils; it was modelled a ...

for five years. In 1950 the school moved to new premises at

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near

Cupar Cupar ( ; gd, Cùbar) is a town, former royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland. It lies between Dundee and Glenrothes. According to a 2011 population estimate, Cupar had a population around 9,000, making it the ninth-largest settlement in Fif ...

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. The school closed in 1970.

Notable alumni

Chris Baur Christopher Frank Baur (born 28 May 1942) is Scottish broadcast journalist. Between 1985 and 1988, he was the editor of ''The Scotsman'' newspaper. Education Baur was educated at Dalhousie School, Dalhousie Preparatory School and Strathallan Sch ...

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* Abid Bhat

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