Rosyth Castle
Rosyth Castle is a ruin in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Rosyth Castle is situated nearby to the hamlet Jamestown, as well as near the town Inverkeithing.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forth Road Bridge and Queensferry Crossing.
Forth Road Bridge
Bridge
The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The bridge opened in 1964 and, at the time, was the longest suspension bridge in the world outside the United States. Forth Road Bridge is situated 2 miles southeast of Rosyth Castle.
Queensferry Crossing
Bridge
Photo: KlausFoehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Queensferry Crossing is a road bridge in Scotland. It was built alongside the existing Forth Road Bridge and the Forth Bridge. It carries the M90 motorway across the Firth of Forth between Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, and Fife, at North Queensferry. Queensferry Crossing is situated 1½ miles southeast of Rosyth Castle.
Inverkeithing railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inverkeithing railway station serves the town of Inverkeithing in Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 10 miles north west of Edinburgh Waverley. Inverkeithing railway station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Rosyth Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jamestown and Rosyth.
Jamestown
Hamlet
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Jamestown is a hamlet in Fife, Scotland, on the south side of Inverkeithing's Inner Bay. The nearby Jamestown Viaduct carries the Fife Circle Line over the hamlet, and the M90 passes by to the west.
Rosyth
Rosyth is a port in Fife in central Scotland. It was built from 1909 as housing for the workers at the Royal Navy dockyard so it's modern and industrial, with a population in 2016 of 13,780.
Inverkeithing
Town
Photo: Dunpharlain, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inverkeithing is a coastal town, parish and historic Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. The town lies on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, 9.5 miles northwest of Edinburgh city centre and 3.5 miles south of Dunfermline.
Rosyth Castle
- Type: Ruin
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.02354° or 56° 1′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.43148° or 3° 25′ 53″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9C8R2HF9+CCGeoNames ID
12097359
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