Eyemouth
Eyemouth is a village and also civil parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders location of Scotland. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) eastern of the main north-south A1 road as well as simply 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 area at the mouth of the Eye Water. The Berwickshire shoreline consists of high cliffs over deep clear water with sandy coves as well as attractive harbours. A fishing port, Eyemouth holds an annual Herring Queen Festival. Notable buildings in the community include Gunsgreen House as well as a cemetery watch-house constructed to stand guard versus the Resurrectionists (body snatchers). Many of the functions of a standard angling town are protected in the narrow roads and 'vennels', giving shelter from the sea and also well-suited 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 provides opportunities for birdwatching, walking, angling and also diving. Accommodation includes numerous hotels, B&B s and also a vacation park. The geology of the area reveals proof of folding that led James Hutton to announce that the surface of the earth had changed drastically over the ages.