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St Abb's Head

Promontory owned by the National Trust for Scotland on the coast of Scottish Borders unitary authority, Scotland, 7 km/4 mi northwest of Eyemouth. An automatic lighthouse is located here, and is still operational.

The promontory is named after St Ebba, a Northumbrian princess who founded a nunnery on the headland in the 7th century.
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Boats from Eyemouth, Dunbar and St Abbs had to be launched after the group's 31ft boat got into trouble off St Abbs Head, Berwickshire.
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EYEMOUTH - STUNNING VIEWS FOR A PEACEFUL BREAK Eyemouth, with its superb coastal views of St Abbs Head, is the perfect place for a relaxing holiday.
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Late in January, 1939, she had her sea trials off St Abbs Head, after which she was delivered to Shaw Savill and the start of a career which lasted until November 1962, when she was broken up at Osaka in Japan.
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