Eyemouth is a small town ( in Scotts its "Highmooth") 8 miles north of Berwick upon Tweed. 
The town's name comes from its location at the mouth of the Eye Water. A fishing port, Eyemouth holds a yearly Herring Queen Festival. Notable buildings in the town include Gunsgreen House and a cemetery watch-house built to stand guard against the Resurrectionists (body snatchers). Many of the features of a traditional fishing village are preserved in the narrow streets and 'vennels', giving shelter from the sea and well-suited to the smuggling tradition of old.