Eyemouth Beach

About Eyemouth Beach

To the North the cliffs below the old fort can appear dark and forbidding, a death trap for the unwary sailor however on Black Friday in 1881, one crew at least was thankful to see the rocks at Fort Point “Later in the day the ‘Pilgrim’ was driven into the bay. Hers was a remarkable escape for with one wave she was thrown on to the rock at the Fort Point and was lifted with another clean over Black Carr and pitched almost high and dry on the shore. With the aid of lines, her crew was all saved”