Grantshouse

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Grantshouse
Location within the Scottish Borders
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Duns
Postcode district TD11
Police Scotland
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Ambulance Scottish
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55°52′59″N2°18′19″W / 55.88303°N 2.30538°W / 55.88303; -2.30538 Coordinates: 55°52′59″N2°18′19″W / 55.88303°N 2.30538°W / 55.88303; -2.30538

Grantshouse is a small village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders of Scotland. It lies on the A1, and its nearest railway stations are Dunbar to the north and Reston to the south.

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