#burnmouth

[scotianostra]

On the 14th of Of October 1881 tragedy struck the Scottish Fishing fleet when one hundred and eighty-nine fishermen drowned off the south east coast.

Scotland is famous for its frequently wet and windy weather. It lies in the path of eastward-moving Atlantic depressions which bring wind and clouds throughout the year, and is frequently hit by windstorms during the autumn and winter.

A severe storm struck the southern coast of Scotland on 14th October 1881, leading to the Eyemouth fishing disaster or ‘Black Friday’ as some locals call it. The Edinburgh Evening News reported the storm as such......

A storm of extraordinary violence set in on Thursday night and raged for the greater part of yesterday all over the country, causing great destruction to property and loss of life. All telegraphic communication between Scotland and the Metropolis was broken down by the wreckage of the wires and in several parts of the country similar isolation has occurred. Hundreds of magnificent trees have been torn to pieces or uprooted and cast across the roads, rendering traffic impracticable. From all parts of the country floods and serious agricultural havoc are reported. Railway traffic, in consequence of the destruction of signal posts and wires, was carried on with difficulty and the drivers of express trains report that they could scarcely maintain their footing on the engines. Snow lies deep in the north and the lower ranges of the Grampians have also received a coating of snow.

To put it into scale, at the time of the disaster Eyemouth lost one in three of the adult male population. Many crews were made up of immediate and extended family members, so the distress and hardship caused by the loss of so many all at once was particularly devastating in such a close-knit community. An appeal for funds to alleviate the distress caused by the disaster was made around the country and £45,000 was collected.

A week after the storm, John Doull in the Fishery Office in Eyemouth was able to start drawing conclusions as to why so many boats and fishermen were lost in the storm and the effect their loss would have on the community. He wrote:

It appears that the principal causes of the great loss of life and property arose from the fishermen not seeing the land when running for it in the thick of the storm until they were too close inshore and were then unable to work their boats into port, or out to sea again in the face of the gale. Some of the boats had their sails blown away or rendered utterly useless and were tossed about at the mercy of the waves and ultimately thrown on shore and lost with all hands.

It is also well known that most of the boats carried their ballast of stones not properly secured and that some of those saved had a narrow escape from destruction owing to it being thrown about in the hold by the heavy labouring they were subjected to in the storm...

The town and trade of Eyemouth continues to wear a very depressed aspect and will do so for a long time to come owing to the loss of such a large number of its fishermen and the paralysing of its only industry.

Many of the Widows and Orphans and dependents who are sufferers from the disaster are already receiving relief from the fund now being contributed throughout the Country on their behalf, and it is gratifying to know that there is every likelihood of such a sum of money being raised as will meet their wants in the future.

A series of monuments along the coast remember the tragedy. The figures represent the women and children left behind by the disaster and are by sculptor Jill Watson, who was commissioned to design memorials representing the surviving widows and children from four of the communities affected by the disaster - Cove, St Abbs, Eyemouth and Burnmouth.

The figures show the anguish that the people in the fishing communities must have felt, and to me look a bit disturbing..........

[750metres]

Burnmouth, Berwickshire

[tonyb-blog]

Curlew. #curlew #curlewsofinstagram #birdspotting #birdphotography #burnmouth #burnmouthharbour #scotland #visitscotland (at Burnmouth) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWLXDRtqCvt/?utm_medium=tumblr

[rojomcgil]

Every time i'm burnt my mouth. Whatch the full short here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jsTAK9wC98&ab_channel=AntiWho animation by @luciacastez and me

[walksnpics]

Sunday 20th August 2017

Berwick to Burnmouth

Arrived with a minute to spare at Burnmouth and caught the bus to Berwick. As the journey started in Scotland K’s trip was free (not that that influenced the decison!). After a bit of a wander round Berwick we followed the coastal path back across the border to Burnmouth. Good views to the seaward side, less so to the left. At times we were walking right by the East Coast mainline. 

Hardly any birds though did get a fleeting glimpse of a Peregrine.

Interesting spot down at Lamberton Skerrs.

GPS track of 9.5 mile walk

Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland: 55.770672 , -2.004989

[bridogradiliste]

Rackwick Bothy (also known as Burnmouth Cottage) on the Isle of Hoy in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.

[dianeyoungartist]

Blue Prints

Northumberland and the Scottish borders yielded some great scenery for me and lots of birds on the shore and the islands.  I bought a card with a print of Lindisfarne on it and was inspired to try these collograph and monoprints.

[myfairylily]

The old Burnmouth bothy at Rackwick in Hoy. | @georgetheexplorer 

[troop2017]

A daytrip across the border - to St Abbs via Eyemouth

A daytrip across the border – to St Abbs via Eyemouth

Our final day before heading into Scotland proper was spent heading into Scotland for a daytrip..! It was a lovely sunny day and the views were spectacular as we hugged the coast and crossed the border, passing the last (first..) pub in England on the way.  A short while along the A1 after the border we took a right hand turn onto a minor road and found ourselves turning right again and heading…

[msdeeabroad]

It's so nice to be home and look - the suns even out to welcome me! #welcomehome #longjourneyhome #sunsout #scottishcoast #home #burnmouth #scotland (at Burnmouth)

[tinyshe]

Intro 00:00​ - 01:10​ Guirdil Bothy Isle of Rum 01:10​ - 03:09​ Kinloch Bay Isle of Rum 03:09​ - 03:44​ Coastline between Arisaig and Morar 03:44​ - 04:04​ Dornoch Beach 04:04​ - 04:17​ Noss Head Lighthouse 04:17​ - 04:21​ Ferry Gills Bay to St Margaret’s Hope (Orkney) 04:21​ - 04:29​ Wheems Organic Farm Campsite 04:29​ - 04:32​ Churchhill Barriers and The Gloup (mainland Orkney) 04:34​ - 05:25​ Rackwick Bay and Burnmouth Bothy, Hoy (Orkney Isles) 05:25​ - 06:00​ Old Man of Hoy 06:00​ - 07:43​ Rackwick Bay and Burnmouth Bothy, Hoy (Orkney Isles) 07:43​ - 08:23​ Sanday (Orkney Isles) 08:23​ - 09:58​ Skinnet Bay 09:58​ - 10:34​ Coldbackie Beach 10:34​ - 10:46​ Talmine Bay 10:46​ - 11:00​ Kyle of Tongue 11:00​ - 11:03​ Drive Kyle of Tongue to Smoo Cave 11:03​ - 11:15​ Smoo Cave 11:15​  - 11:58​ Cape Wrath and Kearvaig Bothy 11:58​ - 13:26​ Sandwood Bay 13:26​ - 14:40​ Driving around Assynt 14:40​ - 14:49​ Achmelvich Beach 14:49​ - 15:30​ Driving between Assynt and Lochinver 15:30​ - 15:35​ Ardvreck Castle 15:35​ - 15:39​ Hike to and overnight at Suileag Bothy 15:39​ - 16:06​ Suilven Hike and Summit Camp 16:06​ - 18:12​ Stac Pollaidh Hike 18:12​ - 18:57​ Wild Camp Achnahaird Beach 18:57​ - 20:09​ Firemore Beach 20:09​ - 20:35​ Badachro Inn 20:35​ - 20:38​ Corrieshalloch Gorge 20:38​ - 20:42​ Applecross 20:42​ - 21:00​ Bealach na Ba 21:00​ - 21:54​ Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye 21:54​ - 22:11​ The Quiraing, Isle of Skye 22:11​ - 22:47​ Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls, Isle of Skye 22:47​ - 22:53​ Wild Camp near Rubha Hunish, Isle of Skye 22:53​ - 23:20​ Video Explanation  23:20​ - 26:28

[scotianostra]

On the 14th of Of October 1881 tragedy struck the Scottish Fishing fleet when one hundred and eighty-nine fishermen drowned off the south east coast.

Scotland is famous for its frequently wet and windy weather. It lies in the path of eastward-moving Atlantic depressions which bring wind and clouds throughout the year, and is frequently hit by windstorms during the autumn and winter. A severe storm struck the southern coast of Scotland on 14th October 1881, leading to the Eyemouth fishing disaster or ‘Black Friday’ as some locals call it. The Edinburgh Evening News reported the storm as such......

A storm of extraordinary violence set in on Thursday night and raged for the greater part of yesterday all over the country, causing great destruction to property and loss of life. All telegraphic communication between Scotland and the Metropolis was broken down by the wreckage of the wires and in several parts of the country similar isolation has occurred. Hundreds of magnificent trees have been torn to pieces or uprooted and cast across the roads, rendering traffic impracticable. From all parts of the country floods and serious agricultural havoc are reported. Railway traffic, in consequence of the destruction of signal posts and wires, was carried on with difficulty and the drivers of express trains report that they could scarcely maintain their footing on the engines. Snow lies deep in the north and the lower ranges of the Grampians have also received a coating of snow.

To put it into scale, at the time of the disaster Eyemouth lost one in three of the adult male population. Many crews were made up of immediate and extended family members, so the distress and hardship caused by the loss of so many all at once was particularly devastating in such a close-knit community. An appeal for funds to alleviate the distress caused by the disaster was made around the country and £45,000 was collected.

A week after the storm, John Doull in the Fishery Office in Eyemouth was able to start drawing conclusions as to why so many boats and fishermen were lost in the storm and the effect their loss would have on the community. He wrote:

It appears that the principal causes of the great loss of life and property arose from the fishermen not seeing the land when running for it in the thick of the storm until they were too close inshore and were then unable to work their boats into port, or out to sea again in the face of the gale. Some of the boats had their sails blown away or rendered utterly useless and were tossed about at the mercy of the waves and ultimately thrown on shore and lost with all hands. It is also well known that most of the boats carried their ballast of stones not properly secured and that some of those saved had a narrow escape from destruction owing to it being thrown about in the hold by the heavy labouring they were subjected to in the storm...

The town and trade of Eyemouth continues to wear a very depressed aspect and will do so for a long time to come owing to the loss of such a large number of its fishermen and the paralysing of its only industry.

Many of the Widows and Orphans and dependents who are sufferers from the disaster are already receiving relief from the fund now being contributed throughout the Country on their behalf, and it is gratifying to know that there is every likelihood of such a sum of money being raised as will meet their wants in the future.

A series of monuments along the coast remember the tragedy. The figures represent the women and children left behind by the disaster and are by sculptor Jill Watson, who was commissioned to design memorials representing the surviving widows and children from four of the communities affected by the disaster - Cove, St Abbs, Eyemouth and Burnmouth.

The figures show the anguish that the people in the fishing communities must have felt, and to me look a  bit disturbing..........

[tonyb-blog]

Swans in the sea. #burnmouth #burnmouthharbour #swans #swanphotography #swansofinstagram #birds #birdsofinstagram (at Burnmouth) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWLWkoAKfm-/?utm_medium=tumblr

[cksworldtravels]

November 10, 2017

Travelled to the seaside towns of Eyemouth, Burnmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed and Seahouses today, all along the southeast coast of Scotland and northeast coast of England. This picture was taken at Eyemouth.

[walksnpics]

Monday 13th March 2017

Eyemouth to Burnmouth

Dropped cars off down at Burnmouth, then did a linear birthday walk (with a bit more kite flying) from Gunsgreen to Burnmouth along the cliffs.

Got back in time for a spot of lunch, “relax” and a trip to the dump, before heading out to The Ship for birthday tea!

GPS track of 3.75 mile walk

[frances048]

A view from my window in my holiday home in Burnmouth, Eyemouth in Scotland😊🇫🇮#photography (at Burnmouth)