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 biggest buying centers in a span of 15 miles (24 kilometres) and until 28 January 2015 housed the Berwickshire Sheriff Court, it no longer has any primary offices of the Scottish Borders Council, but merely retains a Registry Office. Considering that the early 1990s Duns and also its prompt location have actually seen significant housing development, some controversial. A development near the golf club when driving to Longformacus simply outside Duns is one such instance, as it was built upon greenfield sites. Reverse the old Berwickshire High School a new modern-day Secondary school has been created to change the mid-1950s structures in which the college was previously housed. The brand-new Senior high school opened up in February 2009. The old high school is now being redeveloped right into a primary school, with the rugby and also football club making use of the old playing fields.