Duns (population 2,594) is a community in the Scottish Boundaries, Scotland. It was the county town of the historic region of Berwickshire. Duns has the largest buying facilities in a radius of 15 miles (24 km) and also till 28 January 2015 housed the Berwickshire Sheriff Court, it no longer has any principal offices of the Scottish Borders Council, however just keeps a Registry Office. Considering that the very early 1990s Duns as well as its instant area have seen significant housing development, some debatable. A development near the golf club on the road to Longformacus simply outside Duns is one such instance, as it was built upon greenfield sites. Opposite the old Berwickshire High School a brand-new modern-day High School has been built to change the mid-1950s buildings in which the college was formerly housed. The new Secondary school opened in February 2009. The old high school is now being redeveloped right into a primary school, with the rugby as well as football club utilizing the old playing fields.