Water of Leith

The Water of Leith is a river in , Scotland. It rises in the before flowing through the centre of the city and emptying into the at the Port of Leith.
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  • Type: River
  • Description: river in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, flows into the Firth of Forth
  • Also known as: “Water of Leight” and “ウォーター・オブ・リース”

Places of Interest

Highlights: HMY Britannia and Leith School of Art.

Museum
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Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy.

College
is an independent art college…

Library
Photo: Brian McNeil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of 's 28 freely-accessible libraries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leith and Bonnington.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the historic port of the capital…

Quarter
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is a district of , the capital of .

Quarter
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an area of , the capital of .

Water of Leith

Latitude
55.9762° or 55° 58′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.17534° or 3° 10′ 31″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
9C7RXRGF+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4082406
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
2644640
Wiki­data ID
Q3566668
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Water of Leith” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Water of Leith”
  • Catalan: “Water of Leith”
  • Cebuano: “Water of Leith”
  • Chinese: “利斯河”
  • Danish: “Water of Leith”
  • Dutch: “Water of Leith”
  • French: “Water of Leith”
  • German: “Water of Leith”
  • Indonesian: “Water of Leith”
  • Irish: “Uisge Lìte”
  • Japanese: “リース川”
  • Piemontese: “Water of Leith”
  • Polish: “Water of Leith”
  • Portuguese: “Water of Leith”
  • Scots: “Watter o Leith”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Uisge Lìte”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Water of Leith”
  • Spanish: “Water of Leith”
  • Swedish: “Water of Leith”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: North Leith and The Shore.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: North Leith Burial Ground and Coburg House Studios.

Scotland: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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