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Tunnel, Cove Harbour

A Category B Listed Building in Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9382 / 55°56'17"N

Longitude: -2.3477 / 2°20'51"W

OS Eastings: 378379

OS Northings: 671739

OS Grid: NT783717

Mapcode National: GBR NFK0.P65

Mapcode Global: WH8WG.X07J

Plus Code: 9C7VWMQ2+7W

Entry Name: Tunnel, Cove Harbour

Listing Name: Cove Harbour, Tunnel Entrance

Listing Date: 3 October 1979

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 337995

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB6417

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Cove Harbour, Tunnel

ID on this website: 200337995

Location: Cockburnspath

County: Scottish Borders

Electoral Ward: East Berwickshire

Parish: Cockburnspath

Traditional County: Berwickshire

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Description

1751-4 (see Notes). Tunnel cut through rock with 4 excavated cellars inside, possibly enlarged from a cave. Segmental-arched sandstone rubble entrance to North with splayed wing walls. Concrete repairs and strengthening inside and at S approach.

Statement of Interest

The date for the tunnel is taken from Buildings of Scotland. The tunnel is not shown on early 19th century maps, or the survey drawing for Dunglass Harbour, but the 18th century date seems reasonable. The present harbour and access road were built in 1831, and prior to this the tunnel would have provided the only easy access to the shore. It is 183' long and wide enough to take a cart through. The cellars comprise a passage 114' in length, up to 10'6' wide with a series of 4 cellars leading off it. Angus Graham gives a very full description in Vol XCVII of PSAS. The tunnel is still in use (2006).

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