Pilot Boat By Forth Railway Bridge On History Visit To Firth Of Forth South Queensferry Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K short Autumn travel video clip of a Pilot boat below the Forth Railway Bridge on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry near Edinburgh, Britain, United Kingdom. The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles west of Edinburgh City Centre. It is considered an iconic structure and a symbol of Scotland, having been voted Scotland's greatest man made wonder, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea, between Fife to the north and Lothian to the south. It was known as Bodotria in Roman times. South Queensferry is 35.3 miles from Perth, Perthshire. The Association of Forth Pilots, which comprises 23 Master Mariners, provides pilotage services in the Firth of Forth area of the Scottish east coast, from the Bass Rock and Fife Ness in the east to Grangemouth and Longannet in the west. The pilotage area is extensive and covers the ports of Leith, Grangemouth and Rosyth, the crude oil terminal at Hound Point and gas terminal at Braefoot Bay, plus several smaller ports. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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