Pease Bay
Pease Bay is a bay situated around 9 miles southeast of Dunbar, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, close to the border with East Lothian as well as Cockburnspath, Cove and Dunglass.[1] The area is notable as a holiday destination, for surfing in Scotland, and also for the large static caravan park at the bottom of the bay.
Pease Dean
[edit]Pease Dean is a Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve.[2] It consists of Pease Burn and Tower Burn.
Pease Bridge
[edit]Pease Bridge was opened in 1786.[3] At that time it was the highest bridge in the world. Comprising four tall arches, it is 300 ft (91.5m) long, 16 ft(4.9m) wide, and 139 ft(39.6m) high. The parapet is surmounted by an iron railing.
- SCRAN image:Pease Bridge
- RCAHMS: Pease Bridge, Pease Burn, Pease Dean
- A1107: Reopening of Pease Bridge, 2004.
See also
[edit]- Site of Special Scientific Interest SSSI
- Sir Walter Scott Way
- List of places in the Scottish Borders
- List of places in Scotland
References
[edit]- ^ "Bathing Water Profile for Pease Bay" (PDF). Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Scottish Government. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Castle, Alan (1 August 2022). The Southern Upland Way: Scotland's Coast to Coast trail. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-78362-654-0.
- ^ The Scottish tourist. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd's. July 1860. p. 137.