A NORTH Berwick icon was honoured at the weekend with the unveiling of a plaque at the town's harbour.

Friends and family of the late Fred Marr, who passed away in 2008, gathered on Saturday morning at North Berwick Harbour to remember him, with Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple on hand to unveil a commemorative tribute.

Fred was a "well-kent face" according to daughter Pat Macaulay, who was present at the unveiling.

Fred worked on boats in North Berwick most of his life, skippering the passenger boat St Baldred in the 1950s. In 1961 Fred acquired his own fishing boat, naming it 'The Girl Pat' after his daughter.

He fished for lobsters and crabs and ran fishing trips in the evening to one of his loves, the Bass Rock, landing people on the North Berwick landmark after getting landing rights from Sir Hew.

In 1970, Fred purchased boat Sula I, with Sula II replacing it two years later.

Sula II would become a beloved feature of North Berwick, being run by the Marr family for more than 30 years.

Alongside Pat and his son Chris, who passed away in December last year, Fred skippered the boat, taking tourists and county residents out to and around the Bass Rock and Craigleith.

He retired in 2003, with Pat and Chris continuing to run the boat until 2010, when they sold it to Forth Boat Tours.

Pat told the Courier: "I was thrilled and proud he has been honoured in this way. He was a quiet and unassuming man but get him talking about Bass Rock and he'd talk about it tall day.

"The Bass has always featured in the Marrs' life. That's it in a nutshell. He was very lucky his work was his hobby. He loved what he did."

The plaque was created by Laing's Foundry in Edinburgh and was paid for through fundraising over the last two-and-a-half years.

A tribute to Chris Marr could be created in future as well.