North Berwick

North Berwick is a small Scottish seaside town with about 6,400 inhabitants ( 2004 estimate ) in East Lothian on the south shore of the Firth of Forth. About 40 miles from Edinburgh remote small town established in the 19th century because of two bays with sandy beach as a popular holiday resort and remained so until today.

History

The city's name dates back to the Anglo-Saxon Bere - wic, the " barley farm " means. The proposed North Berwick North differs from the southern town of Berwick -upon- Tweed in England, which was known in the Middle Ages also known as South Berwick. A first mention as Northberwyk dates back to 1250, but there is good evidence to approximately 2000 years old settlement structures south of North Berwick Law.

The port was built in the 12th century and initially served as a ferry port, which was used mainly by pilgrims, whose aim was St Andrews. The ferry was for about 500 years and was recently revived from the Middle Ages to the memory of the old ferry originate Castle Tantallon, as well as a monastery. In the late 19th century North Berwick began as a popular holiday time; in this period, the first golf and tourist resorts were built.

Islands

In the Firth of Forth in front of the city lie several islands, the most famous is the Bass Rock. This island is under protection as it houses one of the largest gannet colonies in the world, but also other seabirds, such as puffins can be seen on the island. In the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick, birds can be observed via remote controlled cameras on the island.

Additional points of interest

  • The North Berwick Law, a 187 m high volcanic cone. On the summit are remains of buildings that were used as signal stations in the Napoleonic period.
  • Tantallon Castle, a ruined castle about 5 km to the east of North Berwick.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • John Major (1470-1550), Scottish theologian, philosopher and writer
  • Ebenezer Syme (1826-1860), Scottish- Australian journalist
  • Dorothy Campbell (1883-1945), the first internationally dominant golfer
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