War Memorial, Duns is a Grade C listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 22 December 1994. Memorial.
War Memorial, Duns
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-cellar-cobweb
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Scottish Borders
- Constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP: John Lamont (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 22 December 1994
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- NT 786 536
- Coordinates
- 55.77569, -2.34167
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The War Memorial in Duns, built around 1920, features an obelisk that stands on a pedestal with a segmental pediment and a stepped base. Each side of the pedestal has granite plaques; the front plaque includes an inscription, while the names of individuals are listed on the sides and rear. Above the front plaque is the town crest, and the front face of the obelisk is adorned with a laurel wreath, crossed standards, and the inscription "FOR KING AND COUNTRY."
Local climate
War Memorial, Duns receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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