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You will find interesting facts about the the about facts interesting find will You left! or right your within the framework found on Eyemouth Eyemouth on found framework the within than saying – walk north or south keeping the sea on on sea the keeping south or north walk – saying than collage, or picture patchwork a form they Together 3. It may seem unnecessary to provide directions other other directions provide to unnecessary seem may It the others are smaller. are others the rubbing needs a piece of paper of roughly A3 size, size, A3 roughly of paper of piece a needs rubbing WAYMARKED ROUTE WAYMARKED (Eyemouth) main The pencils. coloured or crayons with paper loose stout good on rubbings Take 2. GPS (co-ordinates on map); on (co-ordinates GPS www.scotborders.gov.uk/berwickshirecoastalpath a or skills navigation your using markers these Find 1. the four memorial sculptures along the route. the along sculptures memorial four the www.nts.org.uk Twelve Bronze Trail Markers, by artist John Behm, link link Behm, John artist by Markers, Trail Bronze Twelve St Abbs Head National Nature Reserve Reserve Nature National Head Abbs St Bronze Trail Markers Trail Bronze National Trust for Scotland for Trust National www.marine-reserve.co.uk Registered Charity SCO45042. SCO45042. Charity Registered Reserve. Reserve. at the banks or the Post Office in Eyemouth. in Office Post the or banks the at St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Marine Voluntary Eyemouth and Abbs St donations can be made to the ‘125 Memorial Association’ Association’ Memorial ‘125 the to made be can donations culture or science. If you are moved by the event, event, the by moved are you If science. or culture Raise funds for the advancement of the arts, heritage, heritage, arts, the of advancement the for funds Raise leads on along the cliffs to cross the Border to Berwick. to Border the cross to cliffs the along on leads 30mls/48km The 125 Memorial Association Memorial 125 The route to the town of Eyemouth, before the long final stage stage final long the before Eyemouth, of town the to route village of St Abbs. Several sandy beaches are reached en en reached are beaches sandy Several Abbs. St of village Cockburnspath to Berwick to Cockburnspath Forget-Me-Not & Blossom. & Forget-Me-Not Star, Guiding Perserverance, renowned for its birdlife, to reach the attractive fishing fishing attractive the reach to birdlife, its for renowned Snowden,Transcendent, Lassies, Fisher Sisters, Two It rounds St Abb’s Head, a National Nature Reserve Reserve Nature National a Head, Abb’s St rounds It COASTAL PATH COASTAL Christina, Economy, Concord, Alice, & James Invincible, complete with arches, stacks and crumbling castles. castles. crumbling and stacks arches, with complete Industry, Alice, Florida, Six Brothers, Harmony, Myrtle, Harmony, Brothers, Six Florida, Alice, Industry, Coastal Path takes in some dramatic clifftop scenery scenery clifftop dramatic some in takes Path Coastal Wave Renown, Home, Press Beautiful, Valley, the of Lily Berwickshire north down to Berwick-upon-Tweed, the Berwickshire Berwickshire the Berwick-upon-Tweed, to down north Petrel, Stormy Pearl, Robinas, Catherine, & Margaret Stretching for some 48km from Cockburnspath in the the in Cockburnspath from 48km some for Stretching Excellent Intent, Good Velox, Mary, & Margaret Enterprise, Cross, Fiery Sunshine, O’Gowrie, Lass Janet, Radiant, OVERVIEW Boats lost Boats THE TRIP Facilities and refreshments Coastal Geology Can I undertake the route in one trip? Do I walk north ● Burnmouth – The Gulls Nest. The First & Last pub. The oldest rocks here are Silurian greywacke which or south? Dependant on your home location either may ● Eyemouth – Choice of many shops, restaurants, cafes formed on the sea bed some 440 million years be preferable. You may wish to plan your trip around and bars. ago. Through plate movement these have become your accommodation location and undertake the walk ● Ayton – Shop, bank, Post Office and pub. intensely folded and faulted, visible no more so than on on individual days. A frequent bus service allows ● Coldingham – Shops, toilets, Post Office, garage, pubs Gunsgreen in Eyemouth. flexibility for planning a day out. Dowlaw has no bus ● St Abbs Harbour - Shop, cafes, visitor’s centre, The Devonian Old Red Sandstone (345 million years old) service but a taxi may be an option. toilets. can be seen around Linkim Shore, Eyemouth Fort and Siccar Point. The whole of the Berwickshire coast is ● Coldingham Sands – Hotel, toilets, (Beach Cafe and noted for its geological interest, especially Siccar point Two days Lifeguards - summer only) where these two rock forms visibly meet. Strong walkers might manage the route in two days, but ● Renton Barns on A1 at Grantshouse – Toilets and café. there is so much to see we recommend three relaxing days. ● Cockburnspath – Toilets, shop/ Post Office and garage. EAST COAST FISHING DISASTER Three days Birdlife and Butterflies Take time to enjoy all that the towns and villages along From spring to summer thousands of birds will be Black Friday, October 14th 1881 commemorates the worst the way have to offer. This option entails tackling the nesting and rearing young. Look out for; kittiwake; fishing disaster in Scotland’s history. A ferocious hurricane longest day, between Cockburnspath and St Abbs in one guillemot; razorbill; fulmar; shag, puffin and peregrine, devastated the fishing fleet off the east coast taking 189 lives. go, to avoid leaving transport at Dowlaw. waders include heron, turnstone, oystercatcher, sandpiper and curlew. “Widows and Bairns of the Disaster” Four days The area is good for butterflies, especially at St Abbs By Jill Watson. Four day trips will require leaving transport at Dowlaw - Head. The rare Northern Brown Argus can often be seen These poignant sculptures have been placed in Eyemouth, this is not permitted overnight. This option allows plenty near rock rose. Other butterflies you may see include Burnmouth, St Abbs and Cove to depict the exact numbers of time to explore Cove; Cockburnspath; Fast Castle at common blue, wall brown, grayling and the painted lady. of women widowed and their children looking out to sea for Dowlaw (entry not recommended:unguarded cliffs); The six-spot burnet moth is present in July. their loved ones that never returned. The deadly storm left 93 St Abbs; Coldingham and Eyemouth. women as widows and 267 children without their fathers. Plants Of 45 boats that had gone to sea, only Accommodation Thrift is particularly noticeable in May and June, 43 – 40 26page returned.See way? Thethe loss ofalong so manyMarkers www.visitscotland.com growing in dense mats and giving a wonderful blaze ofTrail Bronze collect husbands,and fatherssculptures the and sonsview not led toWhy pink. Gorse adds its bright yellow in the early spring manyguide. survivorsfollowing leavingthe in Eyemouth.highlighted Travel - Leave the Car behind! period. The rich variety of flora includes: are which villages and Thetowns populationthrough levelturns didand not recovertwists of A bus is available between Berwick, Burnmouth, Spring – primrose, cowslip, meadow saxifrage, scurvynumber a are there way untilthe 1971.along facts interesting very Eyemouth, Coldingham, St Abbs and Cockburnspath. grass, early purple orchid; some Alongside left! or right your on sea the keeping early Summer – thrift, purple milk vetch, birdsfoot south or north walk – saying than other path coastal the Borders Buses – Routes 235 and 253 for directions provide to necessary hardly seem may It trefoil, and northern marsh orchids in wetter areas; www.bordersbuses.co.uk Summer – ragged robin, meadowsweet, willow herb.