Eyemouth is a town as well as civil parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders location of Scotland. It is 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) east of the main north-south A1 road and also simply 8 miles (13 km) north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It has a population of regarding 3,420 individuals (2004 ). The town's name originates from its location at the mouth of the Eye Water. The Berwickshire shoreline includes high cliffs over deep clear water with sandy coves and also picturesque harbours. An angling port, Eyemouth holds a yearly Herring Queen Festival. Notable structures in the community consist of Gunsgreen House as well as a cemetery watch-house built to stand guard against the Resurrectionists (body snatchers). Much of the functions of a standard fishing village are maintained in the narrow streets as well as 'vennels', giving shelter from the sea and also fit to the smuggling custom of old. Eyemouth is not far from the tiny towns of Ayton, Reston, St. Abbs, Coldingham as well as Burnmouth. The shore offers opportunities for birdwatching, walking, angling as well as diving. Lodging consists of several hotels, B&B s as well as a holiday park. The geology of the location reveals evidence of folding that led James Hutton to introduce that the surface area of the earth had actually altered dramatically over the ages.