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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| DUNSE [town] | Dunse (Town) | Map of Berwickshire Map of Scotland New Statistical Acct [Account] of Berwickshire |
016.07 | Dunse, a burgh-of-barony, and the most important town in Berwickshire, stands on a fine plain at the Southern base of Dunselaw, 7½ miles from Greenlaw, 11 from Ayton, 15 1/8 from Berwick-upon-Tweed, 10¾ from Coldstream, and 44 by way of Haddington from Edinburgh. Situated in the Centre of the County, and unrivalled in extent. attractions, and marketing importance, it is the virtual, though not the civil, Capital of Berwickshire. It is neat and modern in its edifices, spacious and tidy in its Streets, and pleasing, though not brilliant, in its general burghal appearance. In the market-place - which is a fine open area or square - stands the town-house, a beautiful Gothic structure of modern erection. surmounted by a very elegant and tasteful spire. An array of good houses, large shops, and commodious Churches and Seminaries, imparts to the town a cheerful aspect. As the scene of most of the legal business of the County, a large body of provincial lawyers figure among its population. Most of the inhabitants are shop Keepers, handcraftsmen, and dependants on the marketing, from an extensive range of agricultural Country. Though there is some weaving conducted in the town and neighbourhood, yet it does not sensibly impress on the town a manufacturing character. A weekly market on Wednesday, 3 Anual fairs for Cattle, and quarterly markets for Sheep, draw down upon it the stir and the traffic by which it mainly Subsists. The fair held at Dunse on the 1st Thursday Of June is an important one for fat Cattle, which are mostly purchased by English dealers. There is usually a small show of sheep also at the fair. Dunse August fair has declined of late years. It is also a hiring market, and is held on the 26th of the month. It has also declined. The first of the sheep-markets is held on the 4th Wednesday of March, and is Chiefly for the Sale of ewes in lamb; the 2nd on the 3rd Wednesday Of May, is for hogs and Wethers; the 3rd, on the 2nd Wednesday of July, is principally for lambs, and is also a great wool-market. The 4th Sheep-market is held on the 4th Wednesday of September, and is principally for draft ewes. A Subscription |
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[page] 3 Parish of DunseSheet 16.7
[Note] -- "Duns"
1" [1st] Revision
1896
on the authority
of James Millar Esq
Town Clerk of
Duns.
Spelling altered in 1881.
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