The Shore, Leith
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Square
- Description: street in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Shore” and “The Shore”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMY Britannia and Victoria Swing Bridge.
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 2,300 feet northwest of The Shore, 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 370 feet northwest of The Shore, Leith.
MV Fingal
Hotel
The MV Fingal is a former Northern Lighthouse Board ship converted into a boutique hotel. The Fingal is permanently berthed near to the former Royal Yacht Britannia as part of a major tourist attraction in Edinburgh, Scotland. MV Fingal is situated 460 feet north of The Shore, 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.
Western Harbour
Neighborhood
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Western Harbour is a mainly residential development in the Newhaven area of Edinburgh, the capital city Scotland.
The Shore, Leith
- Categories: street, pedestrian zone, and locality
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.97794° or 55° 58′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.1689° or 3° 10′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C7RXRHJ+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 214799291OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianOpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q107924208
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In Other Languages
“The Shore, Leith” goes by many names.
- French: “The Shore (Leith)”
- French: “The Shore”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alexandra Dry Dock and Victoria Bridge.
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