Hound Point
Hound Point is a marine terminal off a rocky headland of that name on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, Scotland, just east of the Forth Bridge at South Queensferry.Photo: W waltersen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Pier
- Description: human settlement in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Hound Point Terminal”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inch Garvie and Forth Road Bridge.
Inch Garvie
Islet
Photo: Kitkatcrazy, Public domain.
Inchgarvie or Inch Garvie is a small, uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth. On the rocks around the island sit four caissons that make up the foundations of the Forth Bridge.
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 2 miles west of Hound Point.
Deep Sea World
Public aquarium
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Deep Sea World is an aquarium located in the village of North Queensferry in Fife, Scotland. It is host to a collection of large sand tiger sharks, also known as ragged toothed sharks or grey nurse sharks, and various other species of shark. Deep Sea World is situated 1¼ miles west of Hound Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Queensferry and Dalmeny.
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 2 miles south of Hound Point.
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.
Hound Point
- Categories: berth, human settlement, and transportation
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.00614° or 56° 0′ 22″ northLongitude
-3.35937° or 3° 21′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C8R2J4R+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 22927837OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pierWikidata ID
Q12060559
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