The Edinburgh Shoreline
The Edinburgh Shoreline is in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Edinburgh Shoreline is situated nearby to the marina Port Edgar, as well as near the forest The Vat Run.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Port Edgar and Forth Road Bridge.
Port Edgar
Marina
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Edgar is a marina on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, immediately west of the Forth Road Bridge and the town of South Queensferry, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Port Edgar is situated 380 feet north of The Edinburgh Shoreline.
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 3,000 feet northeast of The Edinburgh Shoreline.
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 3,600 feet north of The Edinburgh Shoreline.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Queensferry and North Queensferry.
South Queensferry
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
South Queensferry is a town on the south bank of the Firth of Forth in West Lothian, 10 miles west of Edinburgh. Historically it was the ferry port for crossing to Fife, then in modern times it acquired three bridges.
North Queensferry
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Queensferry is a village in Fife in central Scotland, with a population of just over 1000 in 2022. It's on the north bank of the Firth of Forth, at a narrow point that has been a ferry crossing for many centuries.
Dalmeny
Village
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalmeny is a village and civil parish in Scotland. It is located on the south side of the Firth of Forth, 1 mile southeast of South Queensferry and 8 miles west of Edinburgh city centre. Dalmeny is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Edinburgh Shoreline.
The Edinburgh Shoreline
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.99303° or 55° 59′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.40989° or 3° 24′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C7RXHVR+62OpenStreetMap ID
node 10764717362OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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