St Abbs

St Abbs est un petit village de pêcheurs du sud-est de l'Écosse. Il est situé sur le littoral de la mer du Nord, à 2 km au nord-est de Coldingham, dans la région des Scottish Borders.

1. Toponymie

Anciennement appelé Coldingham Shore, le village est rebaptisé à la fin du XIXe siècle d'après le promontoire voisin de St Abb's Head. Ce dernier doit son nom à Æbbe de Coldingham, princesse anglo-saxonne fondatrice du prieuré de Coldingham au VIIe siècle.

1. Culture locale et patrimoine

Une partie du tournage du film de super-héros Avengers: Endgame (2019) se déroule à St Abbs. Des faux panneaux de jumelage avec le village fictif de New Asgard y sont installés à cette occasion. La même année, le chanteur britannique Harry Styles y tourne le clip de sa chanson Adore You.

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St Abbs is a small fishing village on the southeastern coast of Scotland, within the Coldingham parish of Scottish Borders. The village was originally known as Coldingham Shore, the name St Abbs being adopted in the 1890s. The new name was derived from St Abb's Head, a rocky promontory located to the north of the village, itself named after the 7th-century saint Æbbe of Coldingham.

Fishing Maritime

St Abbs Lifeboat Station

St Abbs Lifeboat is an independent voluntary search and rescue lifeboat service based in the village of St Abbs, located on the southeast coast of Scotland in the Scottish Borders. St Abbs lifeboat station has been operational since 1911, providing search and rescue cover along the Berwickshire coastline and out into the North Sea. Since 2015, it has been operated by an independent charity following the withdrawal of support from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). This means the community and crew are responsible for all aspects of running the station, including governance, fundraising, training, and maintenance. The lifeboat station and lifeboat shop are run entirely by unpaid volunteers. St Abbs Lifeboat Station holds "Declared Facility Status" (DFS), a standard set by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA), qualifying the station to participate in the UK Coastguard's Search and Rescue (SAR) service. The station currently operates the inshore lifeboat Thomas Tunnock. She is one of the fastest lifeboats in the UK, with a maximum speed of 40 knots. This enables the crew, who are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to respond swiftly to anyone in need of assistance along the Berwickshire coast.

Charity Landmark

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St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve

St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve is a Voluntary Marine Reserve—the first established in the United Kingdom. Located in the Scottish Borders, it covers 8 kilometres of the Berwickshire coast, from Eyemouth in the south to St. Abb's Head in the north. At its centre is the fishing village of St. Abbs. The reserve is one of the most popular scuba diving locations in the United Kingdom. The water of the reserve is unusually clear, in contrast to the more silt-laden coastal waters further to the north and south. The reserve was opened on 18 August 1984 by botanist and environmental campaigner David Bellamy.

Fishing Landmark

Coldingham Bay

Coldingham Bay is an inlet in the North Sea coast, just over three kilometres north of the town of Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is situated at grid reference NT918666 and is easily reached by a minor road which leaves the B6438 road at Coldingham.

Beach Landmark

Mire Loch

Mire Loch is a man made freshwater loch situated on St Abb's Head in the Scottish Borders, just over a kilometre NW of the village of St. Abbs at grid reference NT912687. The loch lies on land owned by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) and is approximately 600 metres long by 50 metres at its widest point.

Fishing Landmark