The Hurkar Rocks are a group of rocks outside the harbour of

Eyemouth Eyemouth is a town and civil parishes in Scotland, civil parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is east of the main north–south A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road and north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. The town's name ...

in the

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area of

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. The rocks become exposed during low tide. The placenames vary from Hurkur, Hurker, Hurkar, Harkar, and Buss Craig Rock. During the Eyemouth Disaster of 1881, a number of ships, returning from out of the storm, were wrecked upon these rocks. One of these was classified as an iron steamship, with a cargo of wheat. The date of loss was cited as 2 December 1894. The Eyemouth Tapestry was sewn by 24 local ladies and took years to complete. With the help of the Eyemouth Museum Trust, the Eyemouth Tapestry is on display at the Eyemouth Maritime Centre.

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RCAHMS record for Hurkur Rocks, Eyemouth Bay, North SeaSCRAN image: Eyemouth TapestryThe Scotsman, January 2006: "When the seas swallowed Scotland's fishermen"BBC: Eyemouth Fishing Disaster

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Environment of Berwickshire Scottish coast Landforms of the Scottish Borders Islands of Scotland Skerries of Scotland {{Borders-geo-stub

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