Inch Mickery
Inchmickery is a small island in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. It is about two miles north of Edinburgh. Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic, Innis nam Biocaire, meaning Isle of the Vicars, implying that there may have been an old ecclesiastical or Culdee settlement here, as in nearby Inchcolm.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Inchmickery”, “Mickry”, and “Mickry Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oxcars Lighthouse and Inchcolm.
Inchcolm
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inchcolm is an island in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The island has a long history as a site of religious worship, having started with a church, which later developed into a monastery and a large Augustine Abbey in the mid 13th century. Inchcolm is situated 1½ miles northwest of Inch Mickery.
Carcraig
Islet
Photo: Simon Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carcraig is an islet, which is situated 1½ miles north of Inch Mickery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silverknowes and Granton.
Silverknowes
Suburb
Silverknowes is a district of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying to the northwest of the city. The district contains over 2000 homes, ranging in size from bungalow to semi-detached housing, much of it built during the mid-twentieth century. Silverknowes is situated 3 miles south of Inch Mickery.
Granton
Suburb
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Granton is a district in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland. Granton forms part of Edinburgh's waterfront along the Firth of Forth and is, historically, an industrial area having a large harbour. Granton is situated 3 miles southeast of Inch Mickery.
Muirhouse
Suburb
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muirhouse is a housing estate in the north of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Muirhouse is situated 3 miles south of Inch Mickery.
Inch Mickery
- Categories: island, nature reserve, recreation area, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.01124° or 56° 0′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.2738° or 3° 16′ 26″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9C8R2P6G+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 3468125OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Inch Mickery” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Inchmickery”
- Dutch: “Inchmickery”
- French: “Inchmickery”
- Irish: “Innis nam Bhiocaire”
- Italian: “Inchmickery”
- Japanese: “インチミッカリー島”
- Japanese: “インチミッケリー島”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Inchmickery”
- Russian: “Инчмикери”
- Scots: “Inchmickery”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Innis nam Bhiocaire”
- Swedish: “Inchmickery”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cow & Calves and Oxcars.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Inch Mickery”. Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.