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Berwickshire

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Berwickshire or the Coonty o Barwick is a registration coonty, a committee area o the Scot Borders Cooncil, an a lieutenancy area o Scotland, on the mairch wi Ingland. The toun efter whilk it is namit—Barwick—wis lost bi Scotland tae Ingland in 1482. The coonty wis on occasion referrit tae as Duns-shire or Dunsshire durin the Victorian period an efter, reflectin the fact that Duns haed acome the coonty toun.

Coordinates: 55°45′N 2°30′W / 55.75°N 2.5°W / 55.75; -2.5