The Fort
The Fort is a pub in Edinburgh, Scotland which is located on South Fort Street. The Fort is situated nearby to the arts center Mote 102, as well as near the community center 1st Leith Company The Boys Brigade Bank Villa.- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 3:00 PM—midnight
- Type: Pub
- Also known as: “The Fort of Leith”
- Address: 16 South Fort Street, Edinburgh, EH6 4DN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMY Britannia and North Leith Parish Church.
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 3,200 feet northeast of The Fort.
North Leith Parish Church
Church
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Leith Parish Church was a congregation of the Church of Scotland, within the Presbytery of Edinburgh. It served part of Leith, formerly an independent burgh and since 1920 a part of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. North Leith Parish Church is situated 700 feet north of The Fort.
Leith Library
Library
Photo: Brian McNeil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leith Library is one of Edinburgh's 28 freely-accessible libraries. It is a category B listed building. located in Leith, in the northern part of the city, at the foot of Ferry Road shortly before it meets Great Junction Street and North Junction Street. Leith Library is situated 840 feet northeast of The Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bonnington and Leith.
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.
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.
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.
The Fort
Latitude
55.9741° or 55° 58′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.18334° or 3° 11′ westOpen location code
9C7RXRF8+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 647185187OpenStreetMap feature
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