Fort

Fort is a neighborhood in Edinburgh, Scotland. Fort is situated nearby to the neighborhood Hawthornbank Colonies, as well as near the quarter North Leith.

Places of Interest

Highlights include HMY Britannia and North Leith Parish Church.

HMY Britannia

Museum

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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.

North Leith Parish Church

Church

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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.

Leith School of Art

College

Leith School of Art is an independent art college in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing tertiary education in art and design. LSA is located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, in the converted former Norwegian Seamen's Church, originally built by Scottish architect James Simpson and Danish architect Johan Schroder in 1868.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bonnington and Newhaven.

Bonnington

Quarter

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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.

Newhaven

Suburb

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Newhaven is a district in the capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh, which lies between Leith and Granton and is about 2 miles north of the city centre of Edinburgh, just north of the Victoria Park district.