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Duns (historically in Scots: Dunse) is a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was the county town of the historic county of Berwickshire. When you visit Duns, Scottish Borders, Walkfo brings Duns, Scottish Borders places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Duns, Scottish Borders Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Duns, Scottish Borders
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With 14 audio plaques & Duns, Scottish Borders places for you to explore in the Duns, Scottish Borders area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Duns, Scottish Borders places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Duns, Scottish Borders history
Early history
Duns Law, the original site of the town of Duns, has the remains of an Iron Age hillfort at its summit. Similar structures nearby suggest the area’s domestic and defensive use at a very early stage.
Middle ages
The first written mention of Duns is prior to 1179, when a ‘Hugo de Duns’ witnessed a charter of Roger d’Eu, of a grant of the benefice of the church of Langton to Kelso Abbey. The town was frequently attacked by the English in border raids and as they headed north to the Lothians. In 1318 at Duns Park, the Earl of Dunbar, Sir James Douglas, and Sir Thomas Randolph met with their respective forces, prior to the retaking of Berwick by the Scots.
Early modern
Duns was created a Burgh of Barony in 1490 by James IV heritably for John and George Hume of Ayton. The town was burned to the ground three times within 14 years, in 1544, 1545 and 1558 during the war of the Rough Wooing. By 1588 the town had relocated from the ruin at the top of Duns Law to its present location at its foot.
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Best Duns, Scottish Borders places to visit
Duns, Scottish Borders has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Duns, Scottish Borders’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Duns, Scottish Borders’s information audio spots:
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here Duns, Scottish Borders has 1 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Duns, Scottish Borders plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Duns, Scottish Borders using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Duns, Scottish Borders plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
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