![]() On the south side of North Berwick Law there is evidence of at least 18 hut circles, rich middens and a field system dating from 2,000 years ago. The word North was applied to distinguish this Berwick from Berwick-upon-Tweed, which throughout the Middle Ages the Scots called South Berwick. Alternatively, like other place names in Scotland ending in 'wick', this word means 'bay' (Old Norse: vík). The name Berwick means "barley farmstead" ( bere in Old English means "barley" and wic means "farmstead"). Golf courses at the ends of each bay are open to visitors. North Berwick became a fashionable holiday resort in the nineteenth century because of its two sandy bays, the East (or Milsey) Bay and the West Bay, and continues to attract holidaymakers. ![]() ![]() It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, approximately 20 miles (32 km) east-northeast of Edinburgh. North Berwick ( / ˈ b ɛ r ɪ k/ Scottish Gaelic: Bearaig a Tuath) is a seaside town and former royal burgh in East Lothian, Scotland. ![]()
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