Port of Leith
Port of Leith is a tram stop in Edinburgh, Scotland. Port of Leith is situated nearby to Albert Dock, as well as near the square The Shore, Leith.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Shore, Leith and HMY Britannia.
The Shore, Leith
Square
The Shore is a historic and picturesque street in the centre of Old Leith, the harbour area of Edinburgh. It edges the final section of the Water of Leith before it flows through Leith Docks into the Firth of Forth. The Shore, Leith is situated 560 feet west of Port of Leith.
HMY Britannia
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 to 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. HMY Britannia is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Port of Leith.
Victoria Swing Bridge
Bridge
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Victoria Swing Bridge is a swing bridge in Leith docks, Edinburgh, Scotland, which carries a dock road across the Water of Leith at a point where it is canalised as the Inner Harbour. Victoria Swing Bridge is situated 810 feet west of Port of Leith.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leith and Bonnington.
Leith
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leith is the historic port of Edinburgh the capital of Scotland, north of city centre on the shore of the Firth of Forth. It's now only a minor port and has lost much of its industry, to be replaced by retail, bistros and cobbled wharves.
Bonnington
Quarter
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bonnington is a district of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The area centres upon an original village which grew up around a ford on the Water of Leith, on the old boundary between Edinburgh and the port of Leith.
Pilrig
Quarter
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pilrig is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The name probably derives from the long field on which a peel tower stood. There is evidence of a peel tower situated on an area of higher ground above the Water of Leith.
Port of Leith
- Type: Tram stop
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.97806° or 55° 58′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.16618° or 3° 9′ 58″ westOperator
Edinburgh Trams Ltd.Network
Edinburgh TramsOpen location code
9C7RXRHM+6GOpenStreetMap ID
node 12133069335OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
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