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32-459: St Abbs is a small fishing village on the southeastern coast of Scotland, within the Coldingham parish of Scottish Borders . The village was originally known as Coldingham Shore , the name St Abbs being adopted in the 1890s. The new name was derived from St Abb's Head , a rocky promontory located to the north of the village, itself named after the 7th-century saint Æbbe of Coldingham . St Abbs

64-584: A Boundary Commission transferred a detached portion of Oldhamstocks parish, namely Butterdean, to Coldingham. It was already in Berwickshire, despite its mother parish being in East Lothian. The civil parish has an area of 25,379 acres (10,271 ha) and a population of 1,919 (in 2011). The settlement of Coldingham has a population of 563 (in 2011). Nearby Coldingham Bay has a sandy secluded beach popular with surfers, with rows of beach huts . There

96-456: A Scottish, family owned company since it was formed, this remains a feature of its identity. In an April 2012 interview with The Herald , Managing Director Boyd Tunnock described himself as "Nationalist British" on the question of Scottish independence . In the 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow , dancers dressed as Tunnock's teacakes danced around the main performers near

128-517: A Tunnock's Caramel Wafer Appreciation Society, founded in 1982, disbanded in 2016. In 2022, Tunnock's were the pitch sponsor at Uddingston Rugby Club , turning their padded posts into wrapped Caramel Wafer bars. The other products in Tunnock's lines are largely based on the core products. The Caramel Log is similar to the Caramel Wafer, but with the addition of roasted coconut to the outside of

160-410: A portion of it continued its religious activities until 1650, when it was fortified against Oliver Cromwell . After a siege of two days, the main tower in which the besieged defended themselves was so shattered by artillery that they were forced to capitulate. This great tower of the original priory finally collapsed about 1777. The ruins of about 40% of the original priory church were rebuilt in 1855; it

192-580: A raiding party of Danes in 870. This time the ruins were not rebuilt, it would appear, until 1098, when King Edgar founded the Priory of Coldingham in honour of St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne . It became the caput for the Barony of Coldingham, with the prior as the feudal lord. The priory continued in its religious purposes until 1560, when it was partially destroyed during the Scottish Reformation . However,

224-577: A second offer of 2%. The dispute was resolved in October 2010 with agreement on a 2.5% increase backdated to the start of July 2010, followed by a 2.5% increase in July 2011. In November 2015, Tunnock's made a donation of £250,000 to an appeal for an independent lifeboat station at St Abbs . Tunnocks has been described as an iconic Scottish brand and its packaging features the Scottish lion rampant . Having been

256-520: A short distance inland from Coldingham Bay , three miles northeast of the fishing village of Eyemouth . The parish lies in the east of the Lammermuir district. It is the second-largest civil parish by area in Berwickshire county, after Lauder. It is bounded on the north-west by the North Sea, on the east by the parish of Eyemouth , on the south-east by Ayton on the south by Chirnside and Bunkle , on

288-450: A town settled by the surviving Asgardians and led by Thor . Following the film's release, the village saw a surge in tourism and popularity. The village sign has also been modified to say the village is twinned with New Asgard. In 2019, St Abbs featured as the "Isle of Eroda" in the music video of Harry Styles ' single " Adore You ". Signs have been erected throughout the village declaring that it has been twinned with "New Asgard", as it

320-731: Is served by places of worship at Reston (formerly a free church) and Grantshouse. The church became a crematorium in 2015. A Parochial Board was established under the Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845. With the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894 , Coldingham Parish Council was established, and it carried out poor relief and various public works, such as the acquisition and improvement of Houndwood cemetery in 1901. Civil parishes in Scotland, as units of local government, were abolished in 1929 but have been used later for census and other purposes. In 1891

352-461: Is then encased in a thin layer of milk or dark chocolate and wrapped in a red and silver foil paper for the more popular milk chocolate variety, with blue, black, and gold wrapping for the dark. Retired RAF bomber pilot Tony Cunnane told of how Tunnock's Teacakes became a favourite ration snack of the V bomber nuclear deterrent flight crews based at RAF Gaydon , especially after discovering that they expanded at high altitude. This ended after one

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384-526: Is today used as the parish church and is the most notable building in the parish. Tunnock%27s For two seasons, 2019 and 2020, Tunnock's sponsored the Scottish Challenge Cup in Scottish football. Tunnock's was formed by Thomas Tunnock (b. 1865) as Tunnock's in 1890, when he purchased a baker's shop in Lorne Place, Uddingston. The company expanded in the 1950s, and it was at this time that

416-575: The Royal National Lifeboat Society had agreed to supply St Abbs with a lifeboat, and that the Board of Trade had also agreed to place life-saving apparatus at St Abbs as soon as possible. On 5 September 1914, HMS Pathfinder was sunk off St Abbs Head by the German U-21 , the first Royal Navy ship to be sunk by a U-boat. St Abbs was the main subject of the book, Ebb Tide: Adrift on

448-521: The S.S. Alfred Erlandsen . The station was previously operated by the RNLI but following its closure in 2015, a local fundraising effort saw the station saved through public donations and generous funding from the Tunnock's bakery company. The station was reopened and the new boat launched on 17 September 2016. The village also features in the 2019 superhero film Avengers: Endgame as the location of New Asgard,

480-505: The Japanese market. "The Japanese don’t like caramel wafers. It’s a cultural thing - they say they are too chewy." The Tunnock's Teacake is a sweet food often served with a cup of tea or coffee. It was developed by Sir Boyd Tunnock in 1956. The product consists of a small round shortbread biscuit covered with a dome of Italian meringue , a whipped egg white concoction similar to marshmallow , although somewhat lighter in texture. This

512-516: The Prior and Chapter of Durham (the ecclesiastical superiors of the priory) signed a deed constituting the Earl of Douglas "sovereign bailie" and governor of the house and barony of Coldingham. The barony of Coldingham, which included Eyemouth and other areas adjacent to the parish of Coldingham, continued as a jurisdiction into the 17th and 18th centuries. Because of the size of the parish, an additional chapel

544-553: The Reformation, a vaguely defined jurisdiction known as Coldinghamshire was linked to Coldingham Priory and extended along the east coast of Berwickshire. By the 15th century, there is some indication that the civil administration was gradually attaining paramount sway with the consent of the Church itself. In 1406, the lordship of the Priory was held by Archibald, Earl of Douglas . In 1414,

576-564: The Waves of Memory With the Fisher Folk of Berwickshire , by Will Wilson. St Abbs is a popular site for scuba divers . The sea around the village is unusually clear, in contrast to the more silt-laden coastal waters further to the north or south. These clear waters and the spectacular underwater scenery resulted in Britain's first Voluntary Marine Reserve being established at St Abbs. The Marine Reserve

608-479: The bar. Wafer Creams and Florida Orange have chocolate and orange flavoured cream in place of the caramel. A Snowball is similar to the Tea Cake, with the addition of grated coconut to the exterior of a soft chocolate shell but with no biscuit base. Despite pressure to do so, Tunnock's does not make any own brand biscuits for supermarkets . In 2013, Tunnocks's entered into an agreement with Tesco to sell

640-635: The core products were introduced to the lines, when sugar and fat rationing meant that products with longer shelf-lives than cakes had to be produced. Since 2005, Tunnock's has sponsored the Tour of Mull, an annual car rally held on the Isle of Mull . In September 2010, Tunnock's workers in Uddingston , Lanarkshire , conducted two 24-hour strikes during contract negotiations. At main issue were salaries, with management having originally offered an increase of 1%, followed by

672-508: The harbour and can be easily circumnavigated underwater. A new visitor centre was opened in St Abbs in March 2011. The centre is located in the former village hall, which was built in 1897 with funds made available by the whisky tycoon Andrew Usher. St Abbs has its own privately funded and independent Lifeboat Station . The lifeboat station was originally established in 1911 following the sinking of

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704-528: The local public hall inadequate and subsequently funded a new village hall and school, which was constructed in 1887 and is now occupied by the St Abbs visitor centre. Usher also gave funds for the building of the local church in 1892 and the extension of the outer harbour wall in 1890. Local boarding house owner Isabel Cowe campaigned for St Abbs to have its own lifeboat. In November 1907 the Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwickshire, Harold Tennant , announced that

736-478: The north for the herring fishing, which provided employment for 14 boats from the village. The village was renamed at the end of the 19th century by the then-laird, Andrew Usher , who played a major role in improving the fishing village and harbour. Usher purchased the Northfield estate on the edge of the village, enlarging and finishing the building of a countryside manor by the coastal shore in 1892. He considered

768-857: The start of the Scottish-themed show. Sales of Tunnock's tea cakes were 62% higher at Waitrose the day after the ceremony. In 2016 this association with Scottish identity raised concerns about the company playing down its origins, when an advertising campaign on London Underground chose to omit the Lion Rampant and label their teacakes as "Tunnock’s Great British Teacake". Boyd Tunnock explained "Down south, people wouldn’t know it as Scottish." In July 2017 Tunnock's announced it would be branding their wafer creams sold in Japan, as "Made in Great Britain". The company, however, did not have high hopes of success in

800-485: The west by Abbey St Bathans and on the north by Cockburnspath . Besides the village of Coldingham, the parish contains the villages of: The civil parish is divided between the Community Council areas of Coldingham, St Abbs , Reston and Auchencrow, and Grantshouse. It was included in the former Berwickshire District of Borders Region , by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 , from 1975 to 1996. Before

832-502: Was a monastery of high order on this site as early as AD 660 when it is recorded that Etheldreda , the queen of Egfrid , became a nun at the Monastery of Coldingham, then under the management of Æbbe, the Elder , aunt of her husband. Bede describes it as "the Monastery of Virgins" and states that in 679, the monastery burnt down. It was rebuilt but was again destroyed by fire at the hands of

864-647: Was constructed in about the middle of the 18th century followed later by a row of five cottages. This first row of houses was constructed in a traditional Scottish style with a central fire and a wide chimney. The walls were constructed of "clat and clay," a framework of wood interlaced with straw and daubed with moist clay. By 1832 it is recorded that the inhabitants of the Shore comprised 16 families who, with 20 others residing in Coldingham, made their living by fishing. In addition to these residents, 30 people proceeded annually to

896-399: Was established on 18 August 1984 by David Bellamy . Shore diving to a depth of about 15 metres is possible from the rocks on the outside of the harbour wall. It is common for trainees to do initial sea dives here. The double archway at "Cathedral Rock" is just 50 metres from the shore. Several small, nearby rocky islands, such as "Big Green Carr", "Broad Craig" and "Little Carr" are near to

928-468: Was left unwrapped and exploded on the instrument panel. The Tunnock's Caramel Wafer, officially the Tunnock's Milk Chocolate Coated Caramel Wafer Biscuit, is a bar consisting of five layers of wafer , separated by four layers of caramel . The bar is coated in chocolate, made from cocoa and milk solids. The wafers are wrapped in red and gold coloured foil. Dark chocolate wafers, wrapped blue and gold, are also available. The University of St Andrews had

960-453: Was originally called Coldingham Shore. Prior to any buildings the fishermen who worked their boats from the beach resided at Fisher's Brae in Coldingham . These fishermen had to carry their fishing gear one and a half miles down a path to where their fishing vessels were tied up. The path is now known as the Creel Path; creel is the local name for a lobster pot . The first building in St Abbs

992-458: Was set up for the interior or western part of the parish in 1794. With the opening of a new trunk road in the area (now the A1) in 1816, communications between Grantshouse and Reston were so improved, it was decided in 1836 to erect a church midway between the villages, at Houndwood. Houndwood was made an ecclesiastical parish for the western part of Coldingham in 1851. This parish is now linked to Ayton and

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1024-590: Was the location of filming in Avengers: Endgame . It also has been twinned with "Eroda", a fictitious island created by Harry Styles for his video Adore you (Harry Styles song) . 55°53′53″N 2°07′52″W  /  55.898°N 2.131°W  / 55.898; -2.131 Cave dive sites: Coldingham Coldingham is a village and parish in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders . It lies

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