Duns
in The Scottish Borders of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Edinburgh Airport (42 mi) - RAF Leuchars (46 mi)
- Dundee Airport (54 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (57 mi)
- Perth/Scone Airport (60 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (61 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (81 mi)
- Durham Tees Valley Airport (95 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (99 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (135 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 9 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 55.777 and -2.346 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 55° 46' 37" and W -2° 20' 44"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:07 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:04 am and 3:48 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Duns
Duns in The Scottish Borders (Scotland) with it's 2,680 citizens is a town in United Kingdom about 309 mi (or 497 km) north of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Duns is now 02:07 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports near Duns, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Edinburgh Airport in a distance of 42 mi (or 67 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is New Lanark in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), South-East.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ford, Kirknewton, Ancroft, Newtown St Boswells and Lowick. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 49 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 80% |
| Air Pressure | 981 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 22 km/h (14 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Overcast clouds, high wind, near gale.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Duns Motocross 31-08-14 Bruce Frew
Duns Motocross.
JIM CLARK RALLY DUNS 2011 - INTERNATIONALS HD 720P
Jim Clark Rally 2011 (internationals) at Duns, part of the British Rally Championship 2011 filmed in HD, loads of late braking through Duns town centre.
Jim Clark Rally 2010 At Duns, british rally championship
PLEASE click on an advert thanks.... Day 1 of the Jim Clark Rally at Duns on public roads, and yes the deer did survive and made numerous appearances on the stage, Keith Cronin, Gwyndath Evans...
Jim Clark 2013 Historic Rally SS4 Duns
This is footage of the Historic section of the 2013 Jim Clark Rally. It features teams competing in the Mintex MSA British Historic Rally Championship and the Motoscope Northern Historic Rally...
British Quadcross 2011 Duns
Round 2 British Quadcross Championship at Duns SCOTLAND.
Duns v Hawick YM 16th August 2014
Highlights of the friendly match.
Duns Primary Schools Tournament - 2014 - Girls Singles.
Girls Singles Final. Jodie Black (W) v Iona Fox.
Jim Clark Rally 2013 Land Rover Challenge
This is just a short video of the Jim Clark Rally 2013 Armed Forces Land Rover Challenge. Here the competitors are seen on Special Stage 4 in Duns.
Jacob and Lewis Cinnamon and Flour Challenge
This week as requested by our Twitter followers. Jacob did the Flour Challenge and Lewis did the Cinnamon challenge. Lovely. Send us your requests to @Lewis3010 or @Jacob_Cotton94 Thanks ...
The Epicsuperawsomeamazingcool Day
Possibly the greatest day in the entire history of this and any other universe and yes, that includes norway. (Sorry for the poor video quality, blame Windows movie maker, it looked fine beforehand)
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Duns Castle
Duns Castle, Duns, Berwickshire is a historic house in Scotland, the oldest part of which, the massive Norman Keep or Pele Tower, dates from 1320. The earlier house was transformed into a Gothic castle, 1818–22, by architect James Gillespie Graham. It is owned by the Laird, Alexander Hay of Duns and Drumelzier, a retired accountant. He and his wife, Aline, live at the castle. Alexander Hay (killed at the Battle of Waterloo) reputedly haunts the castle.
Manderston
Manderston House, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, is the home of Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer. It was completely rebuilt between 1901 and 1903 and has sumptuous interiors with a silver plated staircase. The proprietor, Sir James Miller, 2nd Baronet (1864–1906), told the architect, John Kinross, that there was no budget - "It really doesn't matter".
Nisbet House
Nisbet House is a 17th-century mansion in the Scottish Borders. It is located on the north side of the Blackadder Water, 2.5 kilometres south of Duns, in the Merse, a low-lying part of the former county of Berwickshire. It was built in about 1630 by Sir Alexander Nisbet, ancestor of the heraldic authority Alexander Nisbet (1657–1725). Architectural evidence suggests that the building incorporates, at its eastern end, a square pele tower that was the former house.
Berwickshire High School
Berwickshire High School is a six-year comprehensive school located west of Duns, Scotland.
Gavinton, Berwickshire
Gavinton is a small settlement in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, 2 kilometres south-west of Duns, the former county town of Berwickshire. The hamlet sits on a minor road off the A6105 Duns to Greenlaw road at grid reference NT767521.
Duns Castle nature reserve
Duns Castle nature reserve is a nature reserve near Duns, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire. The reserve is one of eight reserves in the Scottish Borders, maintained by the Scottish Wildlife Trust. It consists of two man-made lakes, Hen Poo and Mill Dam; apart from the wetland, there are extensive woodland areas. Places nearby include Abbey St Bathans, Chirnside, Ednam, Fogo, Gavinton, Polwarth, Preston.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Duns.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Duns, An Dún, Na Dùintean, 邓斯
