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Watch House, Old Churchyard, High Street, Eyemouth

A Category B Listed Building in Eyemouth, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.873 / 55°52'22"N

Longitude: -2.092 / 2°5'31"W

OS Eastings: 394343

OS Northings: 664433

OS Grid: NT943644

Mapcode National: GBR F0TJ.WJ

Mapcode Global: WH9XX.VN00

Plus Code: 9C7VVWF5+66

Entry Name: Watch House, Old Churchyard, High Street, Eyemouth

Listing Name: High Street and Albert Road Old Churchyard and Watch-House

Listing Date: 9 June 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 372347

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB31142

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200372347

Location: Eyemouth

County: Scottish Borders

Town: Eyemouth

Electoral Ward: East Berwickshire

Traditional County: Berwickshire

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Description

Churchyard has recently been cleared of tombstones which have been re-erected against the walls. Memorial in centre to 189 fishermen lost at sea in October 1881. Watch-house: 1849, small building with slated roof, built almost entirely from fragments of tomb-stones, many of them elaborately carved.

Statement of Interest

Level of Old churchyard was raised 6 feet in 1849 to accommodate victims of the cholera epidemic. B group with Jasmine Cottage item 5.

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