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 km) east of the main north-south A1 road and simply 8 miles (13 kilometres) north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It has a population of regarding 3,420 individuals (2004 ). The town's name originates from its area at the mouth of the Eye Water. The Berwickshire coast includes high cliffs over deep clear water with sandy coves and also attractive harbours. An angling port, Eyemouth holds a yearly Herring Queen Festival. Significant buildings in the community include Gunsgreen House as well as a cemetery watch-house built to stand guard against the Resurrectionists (body snatchers). Many of the features of a conventional angling village are protected in the narrow streets and 'vennels', giving shelter from the sea as well as well-suited to the contraband practice of old. Eyemouth is not far from the small villages of Ayton, Reston, St. Abbs, Coldingham as well as Burnmouth. The shore provides chances for birdwatching, walking, angling and diving. Lodging includes numerous resorts, B&B s as well as a holiday park. The geology of the area shows proof of folding that led James Hutton to announce that the surface of the planet had changed drastically over the ages.
