Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for St Abb's Head

St Abb's Head, bold rocky promontory, Coldingham par., Berwickshire, 4 miles NW. of Eyemoutli. alt. 310 ft.; was named after St Ebba, who founded a monastery here about the middle of the 7th century; on the head is a lighthouse 29 ft. high, with flashing light 224 ft. above high water and seen -1 miles.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "bold rocky promontory"   (ADL Feature Type: "capes")
Administrative units: Coldingham ScoP       Berwickshire ScoCnty

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