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Station Road, DUNS, TD11 3EJ

This residential cul-de-sac took on the appearance of a rural lane during the heavy snowfalls in January 2010.

So called in reference to the Battle of Drumclog fought out near Strathaven in Lanarkshire in 1679. At the outset of the affray, the Royalist, 'Bonnie Dundee' tried to disperse a Conventicle (open air religious service) which was actually an organised army waiting to surprise the Royalist forces. In the ensuing battle, the Covenanters routed the king's troops. The bell once tolled in the Boston Church in Duns which later left the fold to join the Free Kirk in 1843. In 1929, it returned to the fold of the established Church of Scotland but closed for worship in 1953. The church was later demolished and replaced on the site by a sheltered housing complex, Boston Court. The church was originally named in honour of the Reverend Thomas Boston, born in Duns and later minister at Simprin and Ettrick Kirks. He is buried in Ettrick Churchyard.

A memorial in the public park of Duns in memory of a group of Polish soldiers who were based in town during the 2nd World War. The text on the front of the memorial reads: REMEMBERING 127 POLISH SOLDIERS OF FIRST AND SECOND ARMOURED REGIMENTS STATIONED AT DUNS 1941 - 1944 AND FALLEN ON THE BATTLEFIELDS IN FRANCE BELGIUM HOLLAND AND GERMANY

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.

A plaque on the rear of the memorial reads: "This monument was unveiled by Lt.Gen. Stanislaw Maczek in the presence of Lord Home of the Hirsel on the 13th September 1981".

Remembering 127 Polish Soldiers of first and second Armoured Regiments Stationed at Duns 1941-1944 and fallen on the battlefields in France Belgium Holland and Germany FOR OUR FREEDOM AND YOURS This memorial stands in Duns Public Park and was unveiled in September 1991 by General Stanislaw Maczek.

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.

The main entrance to Duns Public Park.

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.

The War memorial stands near the entrance to the Public Park. It is dedicated to those killed in the first and second World Wars. For King and Country This memorial is raised by the Burgh and Parish of Duns In memory of those who heard their country's summons in her hour of need and after the old Border fashion counted not the cost of defending their liberty in the Great World War 1914-1918 Let their names be forever held in proud remembrance and their example be a guiding star for the generations to come. Let also be held in proud remembrance the names of those who gave their lives in their country's cause in the second World War 1939-1945