Breeches Rock
Breeches Rock is a hill in Scottish Borders, Scotland and has an elevation of 131 feet. Breeches Rock is situated nearby to the village Burnmouth, as well as near the locality Gunsgreen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ayton Parish Church and Eyemouth Lifeboat Station.
Ayton Parish Church
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 Ayton and Burnmouth in the Scottish Borders. Ayton Parish Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Breeches Rock.
Eyemouth Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eyemouth Lifeboat Station is located at Gunsgreen Quay in Eyemouth, a harbour town in the Scottish Borders, approximately 9 miles north of Berwick-upon-Tweed, on the south-east coast of Scotland.
Eyemouth Fishing Disaster Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eyemouth Fishing Disaster Memorial is situated 1½ miles northwest of Breeches Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burnmouth and Eyemouth.
Burnmouth
Village
Photo: A15773, Public domain.
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.
Eyemouth
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eyemouth is a harbour town in the Scottish Borders. 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.
Lamberton Skerrs
Locality
Photo: Gator MacReady, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lamberton Skerrs is towards the southernmost point on the east coast of Scotland. 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 North Sea. Lamberton Skerrs is situated 2 miles southeast of Breeches Rock.
Breeches Rock
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 131 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.85256° or 55° 51′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.07104° or 2° 4′ 16″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
9C7VVW3H+2HGeoNames ID
12624195
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