Duns Scotus Memorial
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Duns Scotus Memorial
Image: © kim traynor Taken: 22 Jul 2014
1966 memorial erected by the Franciscan Order to commemorate their pre-eminent mediaeval scholar who was born in Duns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duns_Scotus When his theology fell from favour, his followers were disparagingly nicknamed "dunses", a name that stuck for anyone deemed incapable of learning.
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