Eyemouth
Eyemouth is a village and also civil parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) east of the major north-south A1 road and simply 8 miles (13 km) north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It has a populace of about 3,420 individuals (2004 ). The community's name comes from its place at the mouth of the Eye Water. The Berwickshire coast contains high cliffs over deep clear water with sandy coves and picturesque harbours. A fishing port, Eyemouth holds a yearly Herring Queen Festival. Remarkable structures in the community include Gunsgreen House and also a cemetery watch-house built to stand guard against the Resurrectionists (body snatchers). Much of the attributes of a traditional fishing village are preserved in the slim streets as well as 'vennels', giving shelter from the sea and also well-suited to the contraband practice of old. Eyemouth is not far from the small towns of Ayton, Reston, St. Abbs, Coldingham as well as Burnmouth. The coast supplies opportunities for birdwatching, walking, angling as well as diving. Lodging includes a number of hotels, B&B s as well as a holiday park. The geology of the area reveals proof of folding that led James Hutton to announce that the surface area of the earth had changed dramatically over the ages.
