In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Burnmouth like this:
Burnmouth, a fishing village in the SE corner of Ayton parish, Berwickshire, picturesquely lying at the foot of a steep ravine, with heights to S, W, and N that rise to 170,309, and 310 feet above sea-level. It is ¾ mile SE of Burnmouth station on the North British, this being 5½ miles NNW of Berwick-upon-Tweed; and, included in Eyemouth fishing district, it carries on a thriving fishery, chiefly of herrings and haddocks. ...
A harbour here, originally constructed at a cost of £1600, has been greatly improved by the erection of a W breakwater, 325 feet long, and the extension of the pier to a total length of 800 feet, with a lighthouse at th-e end of it, these improvements having been finished in 1879 at a cost of £6296. Pop. (1871) 314, (1881) 432, minus 24 fishermen, who were lost in the gale of 14 Oct. 1881.
Burnmouth through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burnmouth, in Scottish Borders and Berwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22012
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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