Duns Castle
You will find Duns Castle 500 m northwest of Duns. It is a category A listed building. Our list has 6 more places within 15 km; first among them is Wedderburn Castle, at 3.4 km.
Castle near Duns
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Duns
Duns Castle is 500 m northwest of Duns. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Duns has 157 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
From June to August, Duns sees highs of 17–19°C.
Duns Castle
Articles on it exist in 9 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 9 languages
- Town
- 500 m northwest of Duns
- Official site
- dunscastle.co.uk
Finding Duns Castle
Orange shows Duns Castle; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The nearest towns
Dunbar tops the 4 for size, at 10,746 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Pair Duns Castle with these
Of the 6 within 15 km, look for 3 castles, 2 historic houses and a museum.
CastleWedderburn Castle3.4 km away2
Castle · English HeritageNorham Castle15 km away3
Historic houseManderston House3.3 km away4CastleCastleHume Castle15 km away5
Historic houseThe Hirsel15 km away6
MuseumJim Clark Motorsport Museum700 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Duns Castle: the answers
Where is Duns Castle?
Duns Castle is 500 m northwest of Duns, Scottish Borders.
What is Duns Castle?
Castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Duns Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Duns, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Duns Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Duns Castle?
Within 15 km: Wedderburn Castle (3.4 km), Norham Castle (15 km), Manderston House (3.3 km) and Hume Castle (15 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Duns Castle: Rich Tea, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wedderburn Castle: David Lauder at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norham Castle: Martin Norman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manderston House: Cleeve123 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hirsel: Mainlymazza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Clark Motorsport Museum: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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