Eyemouth
Eyemouth is a village and civil parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders location of Scotland. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the major north-south A1 road and just 8 miles (13 kilometres) 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 coast includes high cliffs over deep clear water with sandy coves and stunning harbours. A fishing port, Eyemouth holds an annual Herring Queen Festival. Noteworthy structures in the town consist of Gunsgreen House and also a cemetery watch-house constructed to stand guard versus the Resurrectionists (body snatchers). Many of the features of a conventional fishing village are protected in the narrow roads and 'vennels', giving shelter from the sea and appropriate to the smuggling custom of old. Eyemouth is not far from the small villages of Ayton, Reston, St. Abbs, Coldingham and also Burnmouth. The coast offers chances for birdwatching, strolling, angling as well as diving. Holiday accommodation consists of several hotels, B&B s as well as a vacation park. The geology of the area reveals proof of folding that led James Hutton to reveal that the surface area of the earth had actually transformed dramatically over the ages.