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Geologically, the Firth of Forth is a fjord, formed by the Forth Glacier in the last glacial period. [6] The drainage basin for the Firth of Forth covers a wide geographic area including places as far from the shore as Ben Lomond, Cumbernauld, Harthill, Penicuik and the edges of Gleneagles Golf Course. [7]
In Scottish Gaelic, the Firth of Clyde is treated as two bodies, with the landward end being called Linne Chluaidh (IPA: [ˈʎiɲə ˈxl̪ˠuəj]; meaning the same as the English), while the area around the south of Arran, Kintyre and Ayrshire/Galloway is An Linne Ghlas Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ə ˈʎiɲə ˈɣl̪ˠas̪].
firth, [10] ford ON, S fjord, inlet Burrafirth, Firth of Forth, Solway Firth, Firth of Clyde, Broadford, Milford Haven, Strangford, Waterford: from Norse fjorðr: firth, frith, fridd OE W wood or woodland or uncultivated land with small trees and bushes at the edge of cultivated land, especially on hillsides. Holmfirth, Chapel-en-le-Frith [35 ...
Firth of Clyde: Linne Chluaidh Bay North of Arran Firth of Clyde: An Linne Ghlas The green bay Bay South of Arran Firth of Forth: Linne Foirthe Bay Firth of Lorn: An Linne Latharnach Bay Firth of Tay: Linne Tatha Bay Fishnish: Finnsinis Port Flodaigh: Flodaigh Island Footdee: Bun Dè God's base Pass Ford: Àth na Crà Ford of the sheepfold City ...
The Isle of May is in the north of the outer Firth of Forth, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) off the coast of mainland Fife. It is 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) long, less than 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) wide and has a total area of 45 hectares (110 acres) making it by far the largest of the Forth islands.
The Restoration Forth project aims to see 30,000 oysters populate the area.
Swimmers have continued the traditional dip in the Firth of Forth to kick off 2024. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Fife (/ f aɪ f / FYFE, Scottish English:; Scottish Gaelic: Fìobha; Scots: Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland.It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i.e., the historic counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire) and Clackmannanshire.