Fidra (archaically Fidrey or Fetheray) is a currently uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth, 4 kilometres (2+1⁄2 miles) northwest of North Berwick...
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Fidra Books is a publisher based in Edinburgh specialising in reissues of bygone children's books, mainly those from the 1940s onwards. The firm was set...
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opposition from conservation groups. Bass Rock Craigleith Cramond Eyebroughy Fidra Inchcolm Inchgarvie Inchkeith Inchmickery with Cow and Calf Lamb Isle of...
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of the Islands of the Forth are near the town and visible from it: e.g. Fidra, Lamb, Craigleith, and the Bass Rock; the last-named hosts a thriving colony...
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The Phaedra complex (/ˈfiːdrə, ˈfɛdrə/) is an informal, non-scientific designation to the sexual desire of a stepmother for her stepson, though the term...
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approximately 100 by 50 metres (330 ft × 160 ft), between the islands of Fidra and Craigleith in the Firth of Forth, off the east coast of Scotland. The...
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Almond, River Esk, River Leven Islands: Bass Rock, Craigleith, Eyebroughy, Fidra, Inchcolm, Inchgarvie, Inchkeith, Inchmickery, Isle of May, Lamb The Pentland...
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The Phaedrus (/ˈfiːdrəs/; Greek: Φαῖδρος, translit. Phaidros), written by Plato, is a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus, an interlocutor in several...
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In Greek mythology, Phaedra /ˈfiːdrə, ˈfɛdrə/ (Ancient Greek: Φαίδρα, Phaidra) (or Fedra) was a Cretan princess. Her name derives from the Greek word...
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years after writing Treasure Island) and christened it "Treasure Island" Fidra in the Firth of Forth, visible from North Berwick where Stevenson had spent...
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north-west coast, near the island of Handa Castle Tarbet, on the island of Fidra in the Firth of Forth Tarbet Isle, in Loch Lomond Tarbert (disambiguation)...
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of the Forth. To the west are Craigleith, and the Lamb, Fidra and finally to the west of Fidra, the low-lying island of Eyebroughy. These are also mainly...
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CEO of the International Fund for the Development of Active Retirement (FIDRA). She is the Vice President of the Professional Association of Decentralized...
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several ministerial posts during his political career. "Shiela Stuart". Fidra Books. Retrieved 30 September 2022. "Restaurant review: Hawke & Hunter,...
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are the Bass Rock (also known simply as "The Bass"), Craigleith, Lamb, Fidra and Eyebroughy. A second group lie in the inner Firth of Forth. Inchkeith...
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inland towards Dirleton village and The Fidra heading towards the coast and the island bird sanctuary of Fidra. Elite female golfer Catriona Matthew, now...
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to protect the country from infectious diseases, including the plague. Fidra, an uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth in eastern Scotland, has the...
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basis for the map of the fictional Treasure Island – a claim shared by Fidra in East Lothian. In the 1950s, a Canadian sociologist, Erving Goffman, undertook...
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FitzRoy". Fidra Books. Retrieved 8 August 2007. Orders to Poach, Introduction by Olivia FitzRoy's sister, Barbara Ormrod. Edinburgh: Fidra Books, 2006...
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located on the island of Fidra, East Lothian, within the Firth of Forth, Scotland. A castle was constructed on the island of Fidra in the 12th century by...
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1895–1926. Macmillan. p. 67. Introduction by Elinor Lyon, The House in Hiding, Fidra Books, Edinburgh, 2006, p. v. More details can be seen in the 'In traditional...
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Phaedrus (/ˈfiːdrəs, ˈfɛdrəs/), son of Pythocles, of the Myrrhinus deme (Greek: Φαῖδρος Πυθοκλέους Μυῤῥινούσιος, Phaĩdros Puthokléous Murrhinoúsios; c...
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day-to-day management of this site. Children's play area View of Fidra Island from Yellowcraig Fidra Island Lighthouse "Broad Sands Beach, East Lothian". Ordnance...
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Scottish Seabird Centre, near the important bird sanctuaries on Bass Rock, Fidra and the surrounding islands. The area is home to huge colonies of gannets...
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Hjkr 10 Fidra Sweden Support cruiser Hjkr 10 Fidra 1 1939-1945 Civilian cargo ship called in to service by the Royal Swedish Navy. Fidra was rebuilt...
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Ruth and Fly-by-Night compete in the hunter trials and come in sixth. Fidra Books is currently publishing Fly-By-Night, with the sequel, The Team, expected...
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Shiant Islands Eilean Mòr, Loch Dunvegan Skye Eyebroughy Firth of Forth Fidra Firth of Forth Fish Holm Shetland Fladda Inner Hebrides: Slate Islands Fladda...
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a castle at Eldbotle and another, named Tarbet Castle, on the island of Fidra. John witnessed a number of charters issued by King Malcolm IV of Scotland...
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islands off the coast north of North Berwick, the largest of these being Fidra, Lamb, Craigleith and Bass Rock. Only two towns are landlocked, Tranent...
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notes that Digby's style becomes "heavily teen mag" in her later books. Fidra Books has published a collector's edition of Fifth Year Friendships at Trebizon...
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