Eyemouth
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Eyemouth Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Eighe |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 52 ′ N , 2 ° 6 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 3546 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | EYEMOUTH | ||
| ZIP code section | TD14 | ||
| prefix | 01890 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Scottish Borders | ||
| British Parliament | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire | ||
Eyemouth is a town in the northeast of the Scottish Council Area Scottish Borders or in the traditional county of Berwickshire . It is located about eleven kilometers northwest of Berwick-upon-Tweed in England and 17 kilometers northeast of Duns . The port of Eyemouth is located at the mouth of the Eye Water in the North Sea .
history
Even under the Scottish King Alexander II in the 13th century, Eyemouth had some importance as a port for Scottish trade. The port was operated by the Coldingham Priory . After an English invasion, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, had a small fort built at the northern entrance to the harbor. In addition to its importance for the fish trade, the port of Eyemouth was popular with smugglers. The network of narrow streets promoted evasion from the customs officers. The port was expanded in 1768 and deepened in 1964. In the 18th century, John Nisbet expanded the Villa Gunsgreen House on the harbor into a transshipment point for smuggled goods.
The Eyemouth storm disaster in 1881 caused damage along the south-east coast of Scotland. The port of Eyemouth was hardest hit. About half of the ships sank and 129 people lost their lives.
traffic
Eyemouth is on the former trade route between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed . In 1786, the Pease Bridge was used to cross a rough gorge near Eyemouth, which was previously considered a difficult obstacle to overcome. Today the A1107 , which runs through Coldingham , runs over the bridge. It forms one of the main thoroughfares of Eyemouth. A few kilometers south runs the A1 , which connects London with Edinburgh.
In the 1890s, a branch line from Burnmouth to Eyemouth was established with the Eyemouth Railway by the North British Railway . In 1962 the short connection to the East Coast Main Line was finally abandoned.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Eyemouth in: FH Groome (Ed.): Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical , Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh, 1882–1885.
- ↑ Information on Gunsgreen House
- ↑ Entry on Pease Bridge in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Information on the Eyemouth Railway
