Shed 8

Shed 8 is a warehouse in Scotland, United Kingdom. Shed 8 is situated nearby to Albert Dock, as well as near Imperial Dock.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMY Britannia and The Shore, Leith.

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 3,100 feet west of Shed 8.

The Shore, Leith

Square

Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. The Shore, Leith is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Shed 8.

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 carried a dock road across the Water of Leith at a point where it is canalised as the Inner Harbour. Victoria Swing Bridge is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Shed 8.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leith and Seafield.

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.

Seafield

Neighborhood

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Seafield is a coastal strip situated on the Firth of Forth between Leith and Portobello in north-east Edinburgh, Scotland. The area is mainly commercial, and has little housing.