Outing lifts lid on Scottish history
Duncanrig Rambling Club headed east for their latest outing.
Both walks started in Burnmouth, which is the first village in Scotland after crossing the border.
Participants then followed the cliffs north, passing through Eyemouth and visiting the memorial to 189 fishermen drowned in 1881.
The memorial was created by artist Jill Wilson. A nearby plaque reads:
“Commissioned by the people of Berwickshire to commemorate the women and children left by the East Coast fishing disaster of 1881.”
It overlooks the harbour and depicts those who were directly affected.
Just north of Eyemouth, the group walked on the beach at Coldingham Bay which was filled with surfers.
The beach was awarded a Blue Flag for its quality in 2010 and is approximately 200 metres wide.
From Coldingham, the group walked on to finish at St Abbs, which was originally called Coldingham Shore.
The fishermen had to carry their gear one-and-a-half miles to get to their boats and the name was changed to St Abbs at the end of the 19th century.
St Abbs is very popular with divers due to the clarity of the water and the underwater scenery.
On September 5, 1914, HMS Pathfinder was sunk off St Abbs Head by the German Submarine U21 – becoming the first British warship to be sunk by a German U-Boat.
Following the walk, the group enjoyed their social time in Dalkeith, Midlothian.
The next walks are this Sunday in Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire.