Inchmickery is a small island in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. It is about two miles (3.2 km) north of Edinburgh. Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic...
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Rock Craigleith Cramond Eyebroughy Fidra Inchcolm Inchgarvie Inchkeith Inchmickery with Cow and Calf Lamb Isle of May Lowest bridging point: Stirling North...
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shore, Inchgarvie lies midway between North and South Queensferry, and Inchmickery and Cramond Island are nearer to Edinburgh on the south shore. Alloa...
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history. The first recorded time was in the late 15th century. Like nearby Inchmickery, its profile and colour makes it look like a small warship from a distance...
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Rock, Craigleith, Eyebroughy, Fidra, Inchcolm, Inchgarvie, Inchkeith, Inchmickery, Isle of May, Lamb The Pentland Firth. This is a strait between the Scottish...
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by the Edinburgh conurbation. Off the coast lie the small islands of Inchmickery and Cramond Island. The land gradually rises to the south, with the Pentland...
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Clyde Huney Shetland Inchgarvie Firth of Forth Inchkeith Firth of Forth Inchmickery Firth of Forth Innis Mhòr Easter Ross Kili Holm Orkney Lady's Holm Shetland...
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when it was established in 1915 (the batteries on Inchcolm (8 guns), Inchmickery (4) and Cramond Island (2). During the general revision of the defences...
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Bay, Fife Inchcolm Battery, Inchcolm Island, Firth of Forth Inchmickery Battery, Inchmickery Island, Firth of Forth Kinghorn Battery, Kinghorn, Fife Pettycur...
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and the Forth Bridge. An anti-submarine net ran from Cramond Island to Inchmickery, to Inchcolm and to the Fife coast. The three islands were armed with...
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the Firth of Forth (particularly Inverkeithing, South Queensferry, and Inchmickery), and in Dunning, Glenturret, Kippen, Lochgoilhead, Lochailort, Glen...
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Magh meaning a plain – most of the other islands in the Forth, such as Inchmickery, Inchcolm and Craigleith have Gaelic etymologies. There are certainly...
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Culdee activity, the island was used as a home for hermits. The nearby Inchmickery’s name also commemorates a probable hermit. Historical textual evidence...
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approximately a mile upstream from the bridge. Further out to sea, Inchmickery, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) north of Edinburgh, was similarly fortified. The...
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South, with fortified gun emplacements on the islands of Inchcolm and Inchmickery. The Inner Line of defence was situated close to the Forth Bridge, with...
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Craiglockhart Hill The Mound Pentland Hills Islands in Edinburgh Cramond Island Inchmickery Lakes in Edinburgh Blackford Pond Duddingston Loch Rivers in Edinburgh...
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blocks in the area include Birnies Court, Fidra Court, Gunnet Court and Inchmickery Court. The Edinburgh Evening News compiled a short article documenting...
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Edinburgh in 1920, leaving reduced parish just covering offshore islands of Inchmickery and Cow and Calves. N/A N/A Cranshaws Scottish Borders Berwickshire 5...
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246 Coast Bty at Kent Works B/504 Coast Bty became: 247 Coast Bty at Inchmickery C/504 Coast Bty became: 248 Coast Bty at Cramond Island 249 Coast Bty...
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Inchcolm (including No 21 Company RGA) Cramond Battery – 2 × 12-pdr QF Inchmickery Battery – 4 × 4-inch QF Inchcolm Battery 1 – 2 × 6-inch Mk VII Inchcolm...
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East Kirkton Quarry Firth of Forth Hermand Birchwood Hermand Quarry Inchmickery Linhouse Valley Linlithgow Loch Lochcote Marsh Petershill Philpstoun...
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South, with fortified gun emplacements on the islands of Inchcolm and Inchmickery. The Inner Line was situated close to the Forth Bridge, with batteries...
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