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Burnmouth

Burnmouth is a small fishing village located adjacent to the A1 road on the east coast of Scotland. It is the first village in Scotland on the A1, after crossing the border with England.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Eyemouth transmitting station and Ayton Parish Church.

Tower
The Selkirk transmitting station is a telecommunications facility located next to Loch, near in the . It includes a 229.1 metres high , surmounted by a UHF television transmitting antenna array, which brings the overall height of the structure to 238.8 metres.

Church
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ayton and Burnmouth Parish Church is a member church of the Church of Scotland, serving the communities of and Burnmouth in the . is situated 1½ miles west of Burnmouth.

Building
Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located to the east of in the . It is 9 kilometres north-west of , in the former county of . is situated 1½ miles west of Burnmouth.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lamberton Skerrs and Ayton.

Locality
Photo: Gator MacReady, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is towards the southernmost point on the east coast of . It was the scene of a building known as the "Smuggler's Bothy" which was built by the famous smuggler John Robertson in about 1760 and stands on the cliffs overlooking the . is situated 1½ miles southeast of Burnmouth.

Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village located in the historic county of , today part of the region. It is on the , from which it is said to take its name: means 'Eye-town'. is situated 2 miles west of Burnmouth.

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a harbour town in the . With a population of 3580 in 2022, it's the largest of a string of picturesque fishing villages along the rugged Berwickshire coast. Others, also described here, are Burnmouth, Coldingham and St Abbs.

Burnmouth

Latitude
55.84302° or 55° 50′ 35″ north
Longitude
-2.07499° or 2° 4′ 30″ west
Population
220
Elevation
318 feet (97 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB BMO
Open location code
9C7VRWVG+62
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1789925141
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2654262
Wiki­data ID
Q5000032
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Burnmouth” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Burnmouth”
  • Dutch: “Burnmouth”
  • French: “Burnmouth”
  • Irish: “Burnmouth”
  • Italian: “Burnmouth”
  • Japanese: “バーンマウス”
  • Japanese: “バーンマス”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Burnmouth”
  • Spanish: “Burnmouth”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Burnmouth Village Hall and Burnmouth Hill.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Burnmouth”. Photo: A15773, Public domain.