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Postbox, Bridgend, Duns
A wall box located in the boundary wall of a residential property on Bridgend, Duns.
Image: © Graham Robson
Taken: 18 Sep 2014
0.03 miles
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Bridgend, Duns
A short residential street in Duns accessed from Currie Street.
Image: © Graham Robson
Taken: 18 Sep 2014
0.04 miles
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Independent garage, Duns
An independently owned garage and filling station at the junction of Currie Street and Bridgend. The roundabout at the road junction is in the foreground. The garage offers services for the repairing, refuelling and retailing of vehicles.
Image: © Graham Robson
Taken: 18 Sep 2014
0.06 miles
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Entrance to Duns Public Park
The main entrance to Duns Public Park.
Image: © Graham Robson
Taken: 18 Sep 2014
0.07 miles
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Autumn arrives in Duns
No bright sunshine but the cherry tree leaves were still colourful.
Image: © Jennifer Petrie
Taken: 9 Oct 2022
0.08 miles
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Polish Armoured Regiments Memorial
Memorial to Polish soldiers stationed in Duns 1941-44, who died in battle 1944-45. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Armoured_Division_(Poland) It was unveiled by General Stanislaw Maczek on 13th September 1991. Note the flower bed in the colours of Poland's national flag.
Image: © kim traynor
Taken: 22 Jul 2014
0.09 miles
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Duns War Memorial
Image: © kim traynor
Taken: 22 Jul 2014
0.09 miles
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War Memorial, Duns Public Park
The war memorial for the town of Duns, located near the entrance to the public park. The stone obelisk dates from the 1920s and is category C listed.
Image: © Graham Robson
Taken: 18 Sep 2014
0.09 miles
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John Duns Scotus bust, Duns
This statue, located in the public park in Duns, commemorates the life of John Duns Scotus. Scotus was a 13th century Franciscan philosopher who was born in the town and is regarded as one of his eras most influential philosophers.
The text on the monument reads:
JOHN DUNS SCOTUS
FRANCISCAN AND SUBTLE DOCTOR
WAS BORN IN 1266
IN THIS TOWN OF DUNS
HIS LEARNING HAS SHED LUSTRE
ON THIS TOWN AND SCOTLAND
THE TOWN AND LAND
WHICH GAVE HIS BIRTH
ERECTED BY
THE FRANCISCAN ORDER
ON THE SEVENTH CENTENARY
OF HIS BIRTH. SEPTEMBER 1966
SCOTIA HABET CUNAS FAMAM ORBIS
FUNERA RHENUS CAVLUM ANIMAM
HIC MAGNI SPIRAT IMAGO VIRI
Below this is a latin inscription which I can't read.
Image: © Graham Robson
Taken: 18 Sep 2014
0.09 miles
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Duns Scotus Memorial
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.
Image: © kim traynor
Taken: 22 Jul 2014
0.10 miles