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 primary north-south A1 road as well as simply 8 miles (13 km) north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It has a population of regarding 3,420 individuals (2004 ). The town's name comes from its place at the mouth of the Eye Water. The Berwickshire coastline consists of high cliffs over deep clear water with sandy coves and also stunning harbours. A fishing port, Eyemouth holds a yearly Herring Queen Festival. Notable buildings in the town consist of Gunsgreen House as well as a cemetery watch-house built to stand guard against the Resurrectionists (body snatchers). A lot of the attributes of a traditional fishing village are preserved in the narrow streets and 'vennels', giving shelter from the sea and appropriate to the smuggling practice of old. Eyemouth is not far from the tiny towns of Ayton, Reston, St. Abbs, Coldingham as well as Burnmouth. The coast provides opportunities for birdwatching, walking, angling as well as diving. Accommodation consists of a number of resorts, B&B s and also a holiday park. The geology of the area shows proof of folding that led James Hutton to announce that the surface area of the earth had transformed considerably over the ages.
