Firth of Forth (Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe) is the estuary or firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, and East Lothian to the south. Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open Firth is the Lowland Scots word used to denote various coastal waters in Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. Fife ( Gaelic: Fìobha) is a Council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland West Lothian ( Lodainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. East Lothian ( Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 Unitary council areas in Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area.
Geologically, the Firth of Forth is also a fjord, preformed by the Forth Glacier in the last glacial period of Britain. A fjord or fiord (fjɔːd|fiːɔːd or fiːɔːd is a long narrow Inlet with steep sides created in a valley carved by glacial activity. "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period. A glacial period is an interval of time within an Ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and Glacier advances
The river is tidal as far inland as Stirling, but generally it is considered that the inland extent of the firth ends at the Kincardine Bridge. Stirling ( Gaelic: Sruighlea, Scots: Stirlin) is a city and former ancient Burgh in Scotland, and is at The Kincardine Bridge is a road Bridge crossing the Firth of Forth from Falkirk Council area to Kincardine-on-Forth, Fife There are a number of towns which line the shores, as well as the petrochemical complexes at Grangemouth, the commercial docks at Leith, oilrig construction yards at Methil, the ship-breaking facility at Inverkeithing and the naval dockyard at Rosyth, with numerous other industrial areas including the Forth Bridgehead area, Burntisland, Kirkcaldy, Bo'ness and Leven. Petrochemicals are chemical products made from raw materials of Petroleum or other Hydrocarbon origin Grangemouth is a town and former Burgh in the council area of Falkirk, Scotland, and formerly in the County of Stirling. A dock (from Dutch 'dok' is a man-made feature involved in the handling of boats or ships Formerly a municipal Burgh, Leith (Lìte is a district in the north of the city of Edinburgh at the mouth of the Water of Leith and is the port An oil platform or oil rig is a large structure used to house workers and machinery needed to drill and/or extract oil and Natural gas through wells Methil is the family name of a section of people who are currently centered in and around the village of Chittlancherry, Palakkad, Kerala, India Inverkeithing is a town and former Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, located on the Firth of Forth. A naval dockyard is a Dockyard that primarily serves a Navy. See also Military base Royal Navy Dockyards Rosyth (pronounced Ross-sythe ( Scottish Gaelic: Ros Saidhe or Ros Saoithe) is a town located on the Firth of Forth on Scotland 's Burntisland is a town and former Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland on the Firth of Forth. Kirkcaldy (kɪrˈkɔːdi Cathair Chaladain) is a town and former Royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. Bo'ness, properly Borrowstounness, is a town in the Falkirk Council area of Scotland, lying on a hillside on the south bank of the Leven is a seaside town in Fife, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth at the mouth of the River Leven.
The Kincardine Bridge and the famous Forth Road Bridge and Forth Bridge carry traffic across the Firth. The Forth Road Bridge is a Suspension bridge in east central Scotland For the nearby road bridge see Forth Road Bridge. The Forth Bridge is a cantilever Railway Bridge over the A third crossing, the Upper Forth Crossing, to be located next to the Kincardine Bridge is under construction and is expected to open in 2008. Additionally, in July 2007, a hovercraft passenger service completed a two week trial between Portobello, Edinburgh and Kirkcaldy, Fife. A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle (ACV is an Amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface supported by The trial of the service (marketed as "Forthfast") was hailed as a major operational success, with an average passenger load of 85%. If a permanent service comes into operation, it could cut congestion for commuters on the Forth road and rail bridges by carrying about 470,000 passengers a year.
The inner Firth, i. e. between the Kincardine and Forth bridges, has lost about half of its former intertidal area as a result of land being reclaimed, partly for agriculture, but mainly for industry and the large ash lagoons built to deposit the spoil from the coal fired Longannet Power Station near Kincardine. Longannet power station is a large coal-fired Power station on the upper Firth of Forth near Kincardine on Forth, Fife, See also Abernethy and Kincardine, Kincardine Ross and Cromarty Kincardine ( Gaelic: Cinn Chàrdainn) or Kincardine-on-Forth
The Firth is important for nature conservation and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Conservation can be confused with Conversation and vice versa A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a Conservation designation denoting a Protected area in the United Kingdom. The Firth of Forth Islands SPA (Special Protection Area) is host to over 90,000 breeding seabirds every year. The Islands of the Firth of Forth are a minor island group lying between Fife and the Lothians in east Scotland. A Special Protection Area or SPA is a designation under the European Union directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds There is a bird observatory on the Isle of May. A bird observatory is a centre for the study of Bird migration and bird Populations They are usually focused on local Birds but may also include interest
In 2008, a controversial bid to allow oil transfer between ships in the firth was refused by Forth Ports. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Forth Ports plc ( is one of the largest Port operators in the United Kingdom. A company named SPT Marine Services had asked permission to transfer 7. 8 million tonnes of crude oil per year between tankers. The proposals had met with determined opposition from conservation groups. [1]
- Bass Rock
- Craigleith
- Cramond
- Eyebroughy
- Fidra
- Inchcolm
- Inchgarvie
- Inchkeith
- Inchmickery with Cow and Calf
- The Lamb
- Isle of May
Cities, towns and villages on the shoreline
- North Shore
- South Shore
Places of interest along the Firth
- Aberlady Bay, Archerfield Links
- Barns Ness Lighthouse, Belhaven, Berwick Law, Blackness Castle
- Cockenzie Power Station, Culross
- Dalmeny House, Dirleton Castle
- Fa'side Castle
- Gullane Bents
- Hopetoun House, Hopetoun Monument
- John Muir Country Park, John Muir Way
- Longniddry Bents
- Musselburgh Racecourse
- North Berwick Golf Club
- Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum, Preston Tower
- Ravenscraig Castle
- Scottish Fisheries Museum, Scottish Seabird Centre
- Seton Sands
- St. The Islands of the Firth of Forth are a minor island group lying between Fife and the Lothians in east Scotland. The Bass Rock, or simply The Bass, is an island in the outer part of the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, approximately one mile off North Craigleith is a small Island in the Firth of Forth off North Berwick in East Lothian, Scotland. Cramond Island ( Scottish Gaelic Eilean Chathair Amain) is one of several islands that lie in the Firth of Forth in eastern Scotland, near Eyebroughy (or archaically Ibris;NT493859 is an Islet in the Firth of Forth, 200 m off East Lothian, Scotland. Fidra (archaically Fidrey) is an uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth, north-west of North Berwick, on the east coast of Scotland. Inchcolm is an Island in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Repeatedly attacked by English raiders during the Wars of Scottish Independence, it Inchgarvie (occasionally "Inch Garvie" is a small island in the Firth of Forth. Inchkeith ( Gaelic: Innis Cheith) is an island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. Inchmickery is a small island in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Not to be confused with Lamba, Shetland The Lamb, sometimes called Lamb Island or just Lamb, is a small (approx The Isle of May is located in the north of the outer Firth of Forth, approximately 8 km (5 miles off the coast of mainland Scotland. Aberdour ( Gaelic: Obar Dobhair) is a scenic and historic village on the south coast of Fife, Scotland. There is also a P G Wodehouse character named Mr Anstruther. Anstruther ( Enster in Scots, Eanstar Buckhaven is an old coastal fishing town on the east coast of Fife, Scotland, UK, situated in Wemyss parish on the Firth of Forth Burntisland is a town and former Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland on the Firth of Forth. Cellardyke is a village in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The village is to the east of Anstruther and the south of Kilrenny. Crail is a former Royal burgh in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The town of Culross,pronounced "Coo-ros" ( Gaelic: Cuileann Ros) is a former Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. Dalgety Bay, a coastal town in Fife, Scotland, stands on the north shore of the Firth of Forth. Dysart ( Scottish Gaelic: Diesart) is a small town and former royal burgh Dysart’s name is considered to have had two meanings "We East Wemyss is a small town situated on the south coast of the Kingdom of Fife, Scotland. Inverkeithing is a town and former Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, located on the Firth of Forth. See also Abernethy and Kincardine, Kincardine Ross and Cromarty Kincardine ( Gaelic: Cinn Chàrdainn) or Kincardine-on-Forth Kinghorn ( Gaelic: Ceann Gronna) is a Burgh in Fife, Scotland. Kirkcaldy (kɪrˈkɔːdi Cathair Chaladain) is a town and former Royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. Leven is a seaside town in Fife, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth at the mouth of the River Leven. Lower Largo or Seatown of Largo is a village in Fife, Scotland situated on Largo Bay on the north side of the Firth of Forth. Methil is the family name of a section of people who are currently centered in and around the village of Chittlancherry, Palakkad, Kerala, India North Queensferry is a village in Fife, Scotland, on the Firth of Forth, between the Forth Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge, Pittenweemjpg|thumb|300px|Pittenweem from the outer harbour wall Rosyth (pronounced Ross-sythe ( Scottish Gaelic: Ros Saidhe or Ros Saoithe) is a town located on the Firth of Forth on Scotland 's St Monans is a village in the East Neuk of Fife and is named after the legendary Saint Monan Aberlady ( Gaelic: Obar Lìobhaite) is a coastal village in the Scottish council area of East Lothian. Athelstaneford is a village in East Lothian, Scotland. It is close to the town of Haddington and lies approximately 20 miles east of Edinburgh Blackness is the degree to which an individual regardless of their ethnic background is sympathetic to or a part of the mainstream African-American culture Bo'ness, properly Borrowstounness, is a town in the Falkirk Council area of Scotland, lying on a hillside on the south bank of the Cockenzie and Port Seton (The local pronunciation of the name is "Koh- kinn -ie" Scottish Gaelic: Cùl Choinnich, meaning cove of Kenneth Cramond is a seaside Village now part of suburban Edinburgh, Scotland, located in the north-west corner of the city at the mouth of the River Almond Dirleton is a village and parish in East Lothian, Scotland approximately east of Edinburgh on the A198 Dunbar is a town in East Lothian on the southeast coast of Scotland, approximately 30 miles east of Edinburgh and 28 miles from the English Border Dunglass is a location in East Lothian, Scotland. Dunglass is the birthplace of James Hall, an 18th century Scottish Geologist and Geophysicist Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Fisherrow is a Harbour and former fishing Village at Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, to the east of Portobello Grangemouth is a town and former Burgh in the council area of Falkirk, Scotland, and formerly in the County of Stirling. Gullane is a small village in East Lothian on the east coast of Scotland, and on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Inveresk ( Gaelic: Inbhir Easg) was formerly a village and now forms the southern part of Musselburgh. Formerly a municipal Burgh, Leith (Lìte is a district in the north of the city of Edinburgh at the mouth of the Water of Leith and is the port Longniddry is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, with a population of 2613 ( 2001 census) This article is about Musselburgh in Scotland For Musselburgh in New Zealand see Suburbs of Dunedin Musselburgh is the largest settlement in The Royal Burgh of North Berwick is a seaside town in East Lothian, Scotland. Port Edgar is a marina situated situated immediately to the west of the southern end of the Forth Road Bridgein the town of South Queensferry, Scotland Portobello is a beach resort located three miles (5 km to the east of the city centre of Edinburgh, along the coast of the Firth of Forth, in Scotland Cockenzie and Port Seton (The local pronunciation of the name is "Koh- kinn -ie" Scottish Gaelic: Cùl Choinnich, meaning cove of Kenneth Prestonpans is a small Town to the East of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the unitary council area of East Lothian. Queensferry (often referred to as South Queensferry to distinguish it from North Queensferry) originally a Royal Burgh in West Lothian is now part Tyninghame and Whitekirk is a Civil parish, centred on two small settlements in East Lothian, Scotland. Aberlady Bay is a bay in East Lothian, Scotland between Aberlady and Gullane. Archerfield and Archerfield Links are a country house (now hotel and pair of golf courses in the parish of Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland. Barns Ness Lighthouse is located 5 Km from Dunbar and was constructed by engineer David A North Berwick Law is a conical hill which rises incongruously from the surrounding landscape (indeed this is the definition of the Lowland Scots word "law" Blackness Castle is a 15th century fortress near the village of Blackness, Scotland, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth. Cockenzie power station is a coal-fired Power station sited in the town of Cockenzie and Port Seton on the shores of the Firth of Forth The town of Culross,pronounced "Coo-ros" ( Gaelic: Cuileann Ros) is a former Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. Dalmeny House is a Gothic revival Mansion, designed by William Wilkins, and completed in 1817 Dirleton Castle is a Medieval Fortress in the village of Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland. Fa’side Castle, sometimes known as Fawside, Falside Ffauside Fauxside or Fawsyde is a 14th century Keep located in East Lothian, approximately 2 miles Hopetoun House is the traditional residence of the Earl of Hopetoun (later the Marquess of Linlithgow) The Hopetoun Monument is a Monument in the Garleton Hills and near Camptoun, East Lothian, Scotland, UK. The John Muir Country Park is an area of woodland grassland and coastline near Dunbar in East Lothian, Scotland. The John Muir Way is a 73 km long continuous coastal path in East Lothian, Scotland, UK. Longniddry Bents is a beach just north of Longniddry in East Lothian, Scotland. Musselburgh Racecourse is a Horse racing venue located in the Millhill area of Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, close The North Berwick Golf Club (NBGC at North Berwick, East Lothian, was founded in 1832. The Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum is an Industrial heritage Museum at Prestongrange between Musselburgh and Prestonpans Preston Tower is a ruined L-plan Keep in the ancient village of Preston, south-east of Prestonpans and south-west of Prestongrange The Scottish Fisheries Museum is an award-winning Museum in Anstruther, Fife, that records the history of the Scottish fishing industry The Scottish Seabird Centre is a popular award-winning visitor attraction in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland. Seton Sands is a rocky beach to the east of Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland, UK. Filan's Cave
- St. Monans Windmill
- Tantallon Castle, Torness Nuclear Power Station
- Waterston House
References in pop culture
- Progressive rock band Genesis wrote a song entitled "Firth of Fifth", a play on "Firth of Forth". Tantallon Castle is a mid 14th century fortress located 5 km (3 miles south-east of North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland. Torness nuclear power station was the last of the United Kingdom's second generation nuclear power plants to be commissioned The John Muir Way is a 73 km long continuous coastal path in East Lothian, Scotland, UK. Yellowcraigs, less commonly known as Broad Sands Bay, is a coastal area of forest beach and grassland in East Lothian, south-east Scotland. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists "Firth of Fifth" is a rock song by progressive rock band Genesis, from their 1973 album Selling England by the Pound. It appears on Selling England by the Pound. Selling England by the Pound is the fifth studio album by the Progressive rock band Genesis and was recorded and released in 1973
- German dance group Scooter released a song entitled "Firth Of Forth" as the b-side to their 2000 single "I'm Your Pusher". Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Synonyms Since around the mid-1980s electronic dance music has enjoyed popularity in many Nightclubs and as of 2006 is the predominant type of music played in Scooter are a German Techno and Hardcore techno band from Hamburg, who have sold over 14 million records and have earned 80 gold and platinum A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels
- Nerdcore hip hop rapper MC Frontalot references the Firth of Forth in the lyrics of his bridge analysis song "Floating Bridge". Nerdcore is a subgenre of Hip hop music characterized by themes and subject matter considered to be of general interest to Nerds though it can appeal to Damian Hess (born December 3 1973) known by Stage name MC Frontalot, is a San Francisco Hip hop musician and self-proclaimed
References
- ^ "Forth oil transfer plan ruled out", BBC News Online, 2008-02-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Retrieved on 2008-02-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen
External links
- Isle of May bird observatory
- Forthfast experimental hovercraft service, 16-28 July 2007
- Inchcolm Virtual Tour Take a virtual tour around some of the Inchcolm's military defences
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