Eyemouth
Eyemouth is a village and also civil parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the major north-south A1 road as well as simply 8 miles (13 km) north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It has a populace of regarding 3,420 people (2004 ). The community's name comes from its place at the mouth of the Eye Water. The Berwickshire shoreline contains high cliffs over deep clear water with sandy coves and also attractive harbours. A fishing port, Eyemouth holds an annual Herring Queen Festival. Notable buildings in the town consist of Gunsgreen House and also a burial ground watch-house constructed to stand guard against the Resurrectionists (body snatchers). Much of the attributes of a conventional angling town are maintained in the slim streets and also 'vennels', giving shelter from the sea and also appropriate to the smuggling tradition of old. Eyemouth is not far from the small towns of Ayton, Reston, St. Abbs, Coldingham and Burnmouth. The coastline uses chances for birdwatching, walking, fishing and diving. Holiday accommodation consists of a number of hotels, B&B s and a vacation park. The geology of the location shows evidence of folding that led James Hutton to announce that the surface area of the earth had actually altered considerably over the ages.
