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The Duns Town TrailDuns LawA view of breathtaking beauty |
The view from the Law is one of breathtaking beauty. A wide expanse of countryside can be seen, stretching the sea at Berwick, and Holy Island. The Cheviot Hills lie to the South, and the Lammermuir Hills to the North.
This rounded hill of 713 feet is more than locally famous. In 1639, General Sir Alexander Leslie and his Covenanting Army were encamped here, setting up their Standard in the struggle for Scotland's religious liberty. There is a cairn beside The Covenanters Stone, where the supporters of Leslie knelt and took the oath of allegiance "for Christ's Crown and Covenant". The remains of the fortifications can be seen round the summit.
Return down Castle Street and turn left into Teindhillgreen. Many years ago the minister of the Parish had his salary paid, not entirely in cash, but by a tenth share of the sheaves of grain grown in the Parish. The sheaves were stacked for the minister in a Tithe or Teind barn from which the name of the street is derived.
1 Teindhillgreen was The Ewe and Lamb public house. Above the centre upstairs window is a fire insurance wall plaque. The window is worth noting.
The Scottish Episcopal Church was erected in 1854 to a design by Mr Hay of Duns Castle. It was based on the style of a church seen by him in France.
Return to Castle Street, go downhill, and turn right into Newtown Street.
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