What is recorded here

Duns, 76 Castle Street, Water Tank stands as a water tank in the Scottish Borders, its exact position known to the nearest metre. The structure may have stored rainwater for nearby houses or held drinking water for people who no longer leave names behind. Its age remains unassigned, but its function is plain: catch water, keep water, give water back when thirst comes.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Duns, 76 Castle Street, Water Tank as Water Tank (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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