St Abbs had a proud history of providing a lifeboat and crew, and when the RNLI decided to no longer support it, the villagers embarked on a major fundraising drive to provide their own independent lifeboat. Sir Boyd Tunnock (of Tunnock's teacakes) generously became the major sponsor. The building at the end of the harbour provides a base for the extremely fast RIB (the "Thomas Tunnock"), which provides life-saving coverage of the local waters.
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We had had several short holidays in south-east Scotland, and driven past the signpost to Cove without bothering to investigate further. Then one day we decided to turn off to see what was there. It's a remarkable privately-owned beautiful small fishing harbour. On the way you pass the bay, pictured, which is also known as Cove Beach. The shots of the harbour will have to await our return home, when I can process my Nikon D7000 HDR shots, but in the meantime this cameraphone picture perhaps provides a flavour of the coastal scenery.
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There are some beautiful sandy beaches along the East Lothian coast in south-east Scotland, including the beaches either side of North Berwick. Several hundred million years ago, this was an area of intense volcanic activity, and the remains are all around. The Firth of Forth contains numerous small islands comprising mostly basalt, a volcanic rock. In the surrounding countryside there are the remains of several extinct volcanoes, plus a number of large rocks which clearly have a volcanic origin.
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The little harbour at St Abbs on the coast of south-east Scotland is well protected, but either side of it are cliffs and numerous rocks. On the other side of the headland is the village of Coldingham.
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This medieval castle overlooks the Firth of Forth and Bass Rock, which is one of numerous volcanic remnants in the region. The Rock is said to be home to over 100,000 gannets.
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