2020

NT9464 : Pebbles at the Eyemouth Community Memorial Wall

taken 4 years ago, near to Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Pebbles at the Eyemouth Community Memorial Wall
Pebbles at the Eyemouth Community Memorial Wall
There were 189 fishermen drowned in the Eyemouth Fishing Disaster of 1881. It was the worst Scottish fishing disaster ever recorded. Most of the fishermen came from Eyemouth. Here are their names painted on pebbles by local school children.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Historic sites and artefacts Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening People, Events Docks, Harbours
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Eyemouth Fishing [150] · Eyemouth War Memorial [30] · Fishermen Came from Eyemouth [6] ·
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Photographer
Jennifer Petrie   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 16 July, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 20 July, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9477 6450 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:52.4181N 2:5.1093W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9479 6451
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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