Dunse (spr. Donns), Marktflecken in der schottischen Grafschaft Berwick; Wollmanufacturen, Papierfabriken, Rindviehmärkte. Nach Ein. Geburtsort des Theologen Duns Scotus; 2700 Ew. Dabei Stahlbrunnen (D. Späw) u. der Cockburn-Law, ein Berg, dessen Gipfel als Schiffssignal dient.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Dunse — DUNSE, a market town, burgh of barony, and parish, in the county of Berwick, 15 miles (W.) from Berwick, and 42 (S. E.) from Edinburgh; containing, with the late quoad sacra district of Boston, 3162 inhabitants. This place derived its name… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Dunse — (Dönns), schott. Stadt in der Grafschaft Berwick, mit 3800 E., eisenhaltigem Mineralwasser … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
dunse — duns, dunse etc., obs. forms of dunce, etc … Useful english dictionary
Boston — BOSTON, a quoad sacra parish, in the parish of Dunse, county of Berwick; containing 1223 inhabitants. This parish forms part of the town of Dunse, and derives its name from Thomas Boston, a theological writer, who was born here in 1676. It was … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Fogo — FOGO, a parish, in the county of Berwick, 4 miles (S. by W.) from Dunse; containing 455 inhabitants, of whom about 35 are in the village. This place, of which the name is of uncertain derivation, appears, though unconnected with any event of… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Greenlaw — GREENLAW, a burgh of barony, the county town, and a parish, in the county of Berwick, 8 miles (S. W.) from Dunse, and 36 (S. E. by E.) from Edinburgh; containing 1355 inhabitants. This place is supposed to have derived its name from the… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Longformacus and Ellim — LONGFORMACUS and ELLIM, a parish, in the county of Berwick, 7 miles (W. N. W.) from Dunse; containing 390 inhabitants. The name of this place has been variously written at different periods, and its derivation is involved in much obscurity. In … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
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Berwickshire — BERWICKSHIRE, a maritime county, in the southeast of Scotland, bounded on the north by the German Sea and Haddingtonshire; on the east and north east, by the German Sea; on the south by the river Tweed, which separates it from the English… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Cranshaws — CRANSHAWS, a parish, in the county of Berwick, 9 miles (N. W.) from Dunse; containing 120 inhabitants. The derivation of the name of this place is doubtful, some supposing it to have been applied in consequence of the number of cranes or… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
