North Fort Street

North Fort Street is an electrical substation in Edinburgh, Scotland. North Fort Street is situated nearby to the community center Fort Community Wing, as well as near North Leith Parish Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. HMY Britannia is situated 2,600 feet northeast of North Fort Street.

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. North Leith Parish Church is situated 510 feet southeast of North Fort Street.

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 1,100 feet east of North Fort Street.

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

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.