# Event Details - **Event Name**: ReMembering the Borderlands: Duns Scotus - The Subtle Doctor - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Overview Historian Mary W Craig tells the story of Duns Scotus; the medieval Borders philosopher whose ideas shaped Europe & gave us the term "dunce" Pay what you can All proceeds go towards developing and building our living archive as part of the MetaMapping the BorderLands project. We are a non-profit community interest company. ReMembering the Borderlands — Live at Bedrule Church An evening with historian and storyteller Mary W Craig, exploring one of the most extraordinary — and most forgotten — figures the Scottish Borders has ever produced. This Evening: Duns Scotus — The Subtle Doctor Born in Duns around 1266, John Duns Scotus became one of the most influential philosophers of the medieval world. A Franciscan friar whose thinking on free will, the nature of being, and the relationship between faith and reason shaped European thought for centuries, he was known as the Doctor Subtilis — the Subtle Doctor. His ideas were so challenging that those who couldn't follow his reasoning were dismissed as "dunces" — a word that comes directly from his name. Yet in the Borders, the place that made him, he's largely forgotten. Mary Craig explores the life and legacy of a man whose hometown still bears a statue in his honour, and asks what does it say about the Borders that it produced a mind like this? The Series ReMembering the Borderlands is a series of four monthly evenings running April through July 2026. Four figures from the Scottish Borders. Philosopher, Prophet, Wizard, Saint. 29 April — Duns Scotus: The Subtle Doctor 27 May — Merlin: The Wild Man of the Woods 24 June — Michael Scott: The Wizard of the Eildons 29 July — St Cuthbert: From the Tweed to the Edge of the World Each evening is a gathering — not a lecture. A talk by Mary W Craig, followed by community sharing and open conversation. If you have stories, memories, local knowledge, or family connections to the figure being discussed, this is the space to share them. Everything shared becomes part of a growing, community-built living archive of Borders heritage as part of our MetaMapping the BorderLands. Book each evening separately or come to all four. The Venue Bedrule Church is a historic stone church in Teviotdale, recently taken into community ownership by Bedrule Church Future. We're pleased to be launching this series from a building with its own story of community custodianship — a space held by the people, for the people. Bedrule sits between Hawick and Jedburgh, easily reached from across the Scottish Borders via the B6358. On the Evening 6:30 PM — Doors open 7:00 PM — Welcome, introductions, and the talk begins (40–45 minutes) 7:45 PM — Community sharing and open conversation (15–20 minutes) 8:30 PM — Approx. Close About Maiden Mother Crone Maiden Mother Crone is a Community Interest Company based in the Scottish Borderlands, working at the meeting point of heritage, community, and living tradition. We produce the quarterly publication Sacred Land Reflections, deliver community heritage events, and are working on many BorderLand heritage sites as projects, such as St Ronan's Wells in Innerleithen. Website: maiden-mother-crone.org Patreon: patreon.com/cw/MaidenMotherCroneCIC Email: info@maiden-mother-crone.org - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hawick/remembering-the-borderlands-duns-scotus-the-subtle-doctor/200029937935800 - **Event Categories**: meetups, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 11 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Hawick - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Bedrule Church, Bedrule, Scottish Borders, TD9 8TE - **lat**: 55.45344 - **long**: -2.63309 - **full address**: Bedrule Church, Bedrule, Scottish Borders, TD9 8TE, Hawick, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: ReMembering the Borderlands: Duns Scotus - The Subtle Doctor - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/0722a3353ed30656433c7a9ee674e12442fe71887b0e7912dd9447400afd7877-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf1e1d0-gmir?v=1776163548 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is ReMembering the Borderlands: Duns Scotus - The Subtle Doctor being held? - **A:** ReMembering the Borderlands: Duns Scotus - The Subtle Doctor takes place on Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Bedrule Church, Bedrule, Scottish Borders, TD9 8TE, Hawick, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing ReMembering the Borderlands: Duns Scotus - The Subtle Doctor? - **A:** ReMembering the Borderlands: Duns Scotus - The Subtle Doctor is organized by Maiden Mother Crone CIC. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "ReMembering the Borderlands: Duns Scotus - The Subtle Doctor", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/0722a3353ed30656433c7a9ee674e12442fe71887b0e7912dd9447400afd7877-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf1e1d0-gmir?v=1776163548", "startDate": "2026-04-29T19:00:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/hawick/remembering-the-borderlands-duns-scotus-the-subtle-doctor/200029937935800", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Bedrule Church, Bedrule, Scottish Borders, TD9 8TE", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "name": "Bedrule Church, Bedrule, Scottish Borders, TD9 8TE, Hawick, United Kingdom", "addressLocality": "Hawick", "addressRegion": "SC", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "55.45344", "longitude": "-2.63309" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Overview\n\nHistorian Mary W Craig tells the story of Duns Scotus; the medieval Borders philosopher whose ideas shaped Europe & gave us the term \"dunce\"\n\nPay what you can\n\nAll proceeds go towards developing and building our living archive as part of the MetaMapping the BorderLands project. 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