Bloggees have asked for a glimpse of the small house in Duns. Here it is. Very tucked away and could fit into the Old Manse three times over with a large attic to spare. Plans are afoot to make it a slightly less small house in Duns but not until after we move in. In the meantime a lot of hammering and banging. Much of the garden is hard standing patio. A pond will eventually appear. Even smaller than the one here. And we won't

have a boat on it.

The other image is Duns Law taken from beside the lake in Duns Castle Park. This was once the site of the original town of Dunse but after it had been burned down once too often-by the English or by the wrong sort of Reiver it was abandoned and rebuilt down the hill. Slightly odd you might think given that the upland site would have been easier to defend-but presumably it wasn't given the record of hostile incursions. In the context 'Law' is a bit of a misnomer but it means a hill in old Gallic. Perhaps there was no word for Law in those days.

Now, of course, we have Sheriff Kevin.

Labels: Duns, Dunse

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