Eyemouth
Eyemouth is a village as well as civil parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders location of Scotland. It is 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) eastern of the main north-south A1 road as well as simply 8 miles (13 km) north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It has a population of about 3,420 people (2004 ). The community's name originates from its area at the mouth of the Eye Water. The Berwickshire coastline contains high cliffs over deep clear water with sandy coves as well as picturesque harbours. A fishing port, Eyemouth holds an annual Herring Queen Festival. Notable buildings in the community consist of Gunsgreen House and a cemetery watch-house developed to stand guard against the Resurrectionists (body snatchers). A lot of the functions of a traditional fishing town are protected in the slim roads and 'vennels', giving shelter from the sea and appropriate to the smuggling custom of old. Eyemouth is not far from the small towns of Ayton, Reston, St. Abbs, Coldingham as well as Burnmouth. The coast provides possibilities for birdwatching, strolling, angling and also diving. Lodging includes a number of hotels, B&B s and a vacation park. The geology of the area reveals evidence of folding that led James Hutton to reveal that the surface of the earth had changed drastically over the ages.
