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The main street (High Street) features the most historical building in the town. This building allowed the town hall and the court to function. It is called the Town House (Old Town Hall). This edition was built in the Middle Ages but the building that stands before us is of the fifteenth century, when the previous building that was renovated was there. Today the museum which stands there is very well conserved. On the outside are the remains of the original Market Cross, possibly from the eleventh century, a real beauty. The building maintains the original color structure. The only difference is the surrounding buildings, which in the past, were not there.
from Wikipedia
The Dunbar Town House, built 1593, also known as Dunbar Tolbooth, is a municipal structure in the High Street in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland. The building, which currently operates as a museum, is a Category A listed building.
Dunbar is a former royal burgh in Scotland and gave its name to an ecclesiastical and civil parish. The parish extends around 7+3⁄4 miles (12 km) east to west and is 3+1⁄2 miles (6 km) deep at its greatest extent, or 11+1⁄4 sq mi (29 km2), and contains the villages of West Barns, Belhaven, and East Barns (abandoned) and several hamlets and farms.
The town is approximately 30km from Edinburgh and is served by Dunbar railway station with links to Edinburgh and the rest of Scotland, as well as London and stations along the north-east England corridor.
Dunbar has a harbour dating from 1574 and is home to the Dunbar Lifeboat Station, the second-oldest RNLI station in Scotland.
Dunbar is the birthplace of the explorer, naturalist, and influential conservationist John Muir. The house in which Muir was born is located on the High Street, and has been converted into a museum. There is also a commemorative statue beside the town clock, and John Muir Country Park is located to the north-west of the town. The eastern section of the John Muir Way coastal path starts from the harbour. One of the two campuses to Dunbar Primary School: John Muir Campus, is named in his honour. A sculpture, The DunBear, the focal point of the DunBear Park mixed-use development, was erected as a tribute to John Muir and his role in the establishment of National Parks in the USA
Now that Felix and Kitty (Gray Catbirds) and have departed for a cooler climate, Dunbar (Northern Mockingbird) is showing up more often. There was a time when Dunbar would have stayed around all of the time to keep everyone in check. However, when there were three catbirds and two bluebirds for him to try and boss around in addition to all of the other regulars, I guess it just took too much energy.
The bluebirds always fight back during nesting season. And once the catbirds started having young ones they too became very brave and fought back against the bossy one. Thus, Dunbar was only showing up on a rare occasion, just to check in but he was very chill and didn’t try to control the territory.
I took this image on one of his visits in March. He is sitting atop a newly placed birdbath and checking it out. That birdbath is not operational as of yet. Electricity needs to be installed for that one. It’s a two-tier stone bath with a little topper.
I am going to love it when it’s up and running. In the meantime, the way it sits, it will hold a little water the bottom tier. Therefore, birds are still enjoying it, especially Dunbar and the mourning doves.
Have a wonderful Wednesday and happy snapping.
Dunbar, the Northern Mockingbird that hangs out in my yard loves to drink from this particular birdbath. He bathes in other birdbaths on a regular basis but when it comes to sipping some water this is absolutely his go to.
I hope your day is splendid, don't forget to drink plenty of water. Happy snapping to all.
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Shags nesting in Dunbar Harbour The cliffs are covered in the Birds droppings.One bird panting in the the heat of a summers day.
Dunbar and his lovely wife (Northern mockingbirds) seem to have a brood of little ones in a nest nearby. They simply visit for fast food and drinks then they are on their way.
Have a beautiful day, happy snapping.
With the loss of 121 people out of 122 aboard, the loss of the wooden ship Dunbar had a major impact on Sydney. The wreck in 1857 is still the worst peacetime disaster to have occurred in New South Wales. It is remembered each year by memorial services held at St Stephens Church, Newtown, where many Dunbar victims were buried in a mass grave.
Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown
December, 2019
This sandstone statue by Gardner Molloy is on Victoria Street, Dunbar, East Lothian. It honours the town’s fishing community - and particularly the part played by women in the days of the herring industry; they baited the lines, and then sold the landed catch locally and in neighbouring towns. Here, two fishermen load a creel on a fishwife’s back - there are also two cats waiting hopefully!
Dunbar (Northern Mockingbird) is beginning to get a little more bossy as he selfishly protects the feeding stations. Actually, all of the year-round visitors are starting to get testy. It is courting season and they are all trying to work out the housing and feeding territory for their future families. The bluebirds are even starting to spat amongst each other.
Sleepyjean high and dry in Dunbar's old Cromwell harbour which is still in daily use and dates from 1574.
August 2022
Not many drama filled sunsets this trip, this is the best of a bad bunch.
In my defence it looked much more impressive though the bottom of the freepoured G&T glass 🍹
Situated on a rocky outcrop projecting into the Firth of Forth, there has been a fortification on the site since at least Roman times. During this period a timber fort was occupied by the Votanidi tribe and later became part of the Kingdom of Northumbria which stretched from the Forth to the Humber. Later taken by Picts, little is known about it until AD 849 when it is recorded as owned by Kenneth MacAlpin. He had seen off his competitors to become King of both Picts and Gaels against a backdrop of Viking raids.
The Castle ruins are in a dangerous and precarious state and access has not been allowed since 1993 when part of them collapsed into the sea. The fragmentary Castle ruins are largely from the 13th to 16th century.
There is a resident population of Kittiwakes during the breeding season at Dunbar Castle.
August 2022
Dunbar is a town on the North Sea coast in East Lothian in the south-east of Scotland, approximately 30 miles (50 kilometres) east of Edinburgh and 30 miles (50 kilometres) from the English border north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Quoted from Wikipedia
When John Muir was growing up in Dunbar, one of the largest and most exciting developments in the town’s history began. The long awaited Victoria Harbour, built in the shelter of the castle ruins, was opened in 1842 and spelled the final death knell for most of the remains of Dunbar Castle. In 1567, following the Battle of Carberry Hill, the castle was destroyed by an Act of Parliament, and has been a ruin ever since.
The castle’s walls, severely weathered by the salty sea winds, now make convenient nesting sites for kittiwakes. In spring and summer Dunbar Harbour hosts the most accessible colony in Britain with more than 600 pairs of kittiwakes nesting in the old Dunbar Castle ruins.
At the east end of the harbour is an 18th century fort and battery, built to protect the harbour from privateers who were particularly active at the time of the American War of Independence. The building of the fort, and of the new harbour, probably hastened the decline of the castle.
Dunbar Harbour is a busy working harbour with a commercial fleet landing mainly shellfish. There is a thriving Sailing Club and a Coastal Rowing Club and attracts many diving clubs to enjoy the seas around Dunbar.
The harbour is also home to one of the largest lifeboat stations in the area and, if you're lucky, you may also see Sammy, the resident friendly seal, who spends his time swimming around the harbour hoping for a fish supper from the fishermen.Looking to the future Dunbar Harbour Trust has plans for the construction of an off-shore breakwater, the deepening of the Victoria Harbour basin and the completion of other major engineering works. This will provide a 24/7, all-weather, all-tide port of refuge for the Outer Forth Limits and the North Sea, which will allow the return of the RNLI All-Weather Lifeboat, John Neville Taylor, to an along-side mooring within the safety of the harbour.
Successful completion of the Harbour Development Plan will open up Dunbar Harbour to an expanded inshore commercial fishing fleet, with the facilities and infrastructure in place to support recreational sailors as well as divers and rowers. The intention is to expand tourism opportunities, develop cultural and heritage amenities, and secure the long term future of Dunbar Harbour.
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Broadhaven.
The first harbour was at the mouth of the Biel Water in 1370, when Dunbar was designated a Free Burgh by Royal Charter. This anchorage became a free harbour, known as Belhaven. By the mid-16th century the main "harbour" facility was in another location, east of the Castle called Broadhaven. Today this is a link between the Victoria and Cromwell harbours and a number of boats are moored in this area.
Connected to Victoria harbour, see under the bridge on the right side
The first harbour was at the mouth of the Biel Water in 1370, when Dunbar was designated a Free Burgh by Royal Charter. This anchorage became a free harbour, known as Belhaven. By the mid-16th century the main "harbour" facility was in another location, east of the Castle called Broadhaven. Today this is a link between the Victoria and Cromwell harbours and a number of boats are moored in this area.
There is a resident population of Kittiwakes during the breeding season at Dunbar Castle.
The Castle ruins are in a dangerous and precarious state and access has not been allowed since 1993 when part of them collapsed into the sea. The fragmentary ruins are largely from the 13th to 16th century.
August 2022
Dunbar Town House was built in the late 1500s. It houses Scotland's oldest functioning Council Chamber.
Work on building the Cromwell Harbour started in 1655 and the structure, with its small basin, was completed about 1730.The harbour was used by Oliver Cromwell and his invasion force that defeated the Scottish Covenanters at the Battle of Dunbar. General Johnny Cope landed at Dunbar with his army, after sailing south from the North East of Scotland, prior to losing the battle of Prestonpans to Bonnie Prince Charlie. In peaceful times, the harbour was famed for its herring fishing fleet and whaling industry and was a busy export centre for grain. The harbour suffered particularly badly in a storm in 1655, when the inhabitants petitioned Parliament for help. Cromwell's government, established following his great victory at Dunbar in 1650, responded with a grant of £300 towards the construction of the East Pier. The completion of the works in the harbour in 1730 led to Dunbar's dramatic growth as a fishing and, for a time, whaling port.
By 1735, the harbour was again in a very poor condition. A national collection was made to fund improvements. Further improvements were necessary in 1744 following another storm, and again in 1785 when it was deepened with a new pier built on the west entry.
In 2009 the restoration of McArthur’s Stores was undertaken by Dunbar Harbour Trust to create 11 fishermen’s stores, an office for the Trust, and a meeting room that can be used by harbour users and the wider community. McArthur’s Store or Spott’s Girnell (granary) as it was first known when it was first recorded in 1658 is located on a spur of rock within the Cromwell harbour. Early charters described the property as the “white herring house with girnell” with its close, yards, and falls, with “full sea in all places”. The building is one of the oldest continuously used harbour buildings in Scotland.
The day this image was taken was the last day that Dunbar allowed me to take his image. He hides if I go out and he is there and he keeps his distance if I'm already out when he arrives. Good for him I suppose. Although, it sure does make me continue to miss his friendly father. Friendly to me that is... He was a big bully to the other birds. This one is not as big of a bully, he allows everyone to visit in peace so long as they keep to the northern portion of the yard while he guards the southern portion.
An interesting lighthouse at Dunbar. The small cottages are available as holiday rentals. What a place to stay!