Old Photograph Harbour St Abbs Scotland

Old photograph of fishing boats in the harbour in St. Abbs, Scotland. Fishermen originally worked from the beach, carrying gear from nearby Coldingham, but the village grew significantly from the 1830s after investment by the Usher family. St. Abbs is a small fishing village located on the south east coast of Scotland, in the Berwickshire area of the Scottish Borders. The village was originally known as Coldingham Shore, the name was changed in the 1890s to St. Abbs. The new name was derived from St Abb's Head, a rocky promontory located to the north of the village, itself named after St. Aebbe.



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