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North Queensferry in the region of Scotland with its 1,112 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom - some 338 mi or ( 544 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .
Local time in North Queensferry is now 12:39 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Townhill, Stirling, Sheffield, Rosyth, and Queensferry. When in this area, you might want to check out Townhill . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in North Queensferry ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Scottish East Coast Main Line from Just Trains
Scottish East Coast Main Line for RailWorks 3 from Just Trains - see more details at www.justtrains.net Based on the real-world route, this expansion for RailWorks 3 will take you across the East coas ..
Crossing The Forth Bridge Southbound On A Steam Train
Note: I had tried to upload this as MPEG2, but the upload kept crashing. It has therefore gone as MPEG1. Sorry. On the return leg of the SRPS Edinburgh and Fife Circle railtour, we emerge from the tun ..
Deep Sea World - Stonefish & lionfish
Stonefish and Lionfish at the deep sea world aquarium in Edinburgh scotland, Stonefish are one of the worlds most venomous fish, the venom is held in glands at the base of sharp spines along the fishe ..
Outward Bound (Stanford) sung by Russell Malcolm
Outward Bound from Songs of the Sea - Poems by Henry Newbolt set by Charles Villiers Stanford. Published in 1904. For Baritone Solo and Male Voice Choir. The piano accompaniment to this song is availa ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Inchgarvie
Inchgarvie (occasionally "Inch Garvie") is a small, uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth. Its name comes from Innis Garbhach which is Scottish Gaelic for "rough island". Local tradition has it that the island takes its name from the young herring, or "garvies" which sheltered in large shoals around its shores - this is however folk etymology as the first element is Gaelic. Although now uninhabited, Inchgarvie has been inhabited throughout various periods of history.
Located at 56.00 -3.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Forth Bridge
The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, to the east of the Forth Road Bridge, and 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of central Edinburgh. It was opened on 4 March 1890, and spans a total length of 2,528.7 metres .
Located at 56.00 -3.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Forth Road Bridge
The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. The bridge, opened in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry. It replaced a centuries-old ferry service to carry vehicular traffic, cyclists, and pedestrians across the Forth; rail crossings are made by the adjacent and historic Forth Bridge.
Located at 56.00 -3.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Port Edgar
Port Edgar is a marina situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth immediately to the west of the southern end of the Forth Road Bridge in the town of South Queensferry, Scotland. In previous years it had been the site of HMS Lochinvar. In the inter war period Port Edgar was the a destroyer base. under the command of the then Captain Cunningham who later went on to become Admiral of the Fleet.
Located at 55.99 -3.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Battle of Inverkeithing
The Battle of Inverkeithing was a battle of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It was fought on 20 July 1651 between an English Parliamentarian army under John Lambert and a Scottish Covenanter army acting on behalf of Charles II, led by Sir John Brown of Fordell. Lambert's force was a seaborne expedition landed at Fife to get around the main Scottish position at Stirling.
Located at 56.03 -3.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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