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St Abbs Beach Photos

Scottish Borders, Scotland

St Abbs Harbour

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The building on the right is the lifeboat station - once run by the RNLI but now independent after the RNLI consolidated its operations on Eyemouth.

The independent station opened with a lifeboat called Thomas Tunnock, after a donation from the company that makes Tunnocks Teacakes.

Uploaded to Flickr by Bods on 11 November 2021

Creative Commons License Photo © Bods, 11 November 2021. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence

Location: St Abbs

Location type: Village

OS Grid: NT918674

Coordinates: 55°53'59"N 2°7'53"W

Mapcode: GBR F0K6.BY

What 3 Words: unravel.endearing.actor

Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.

Country: Scotland

Local Authority: Scottish Borders

Nearest postcode: TD14 5PL

(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)

'St Abbs Harbour' - a photo of St Abbs Beach

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