Swans By Forth Railway Bridge On History Visit To Firth Of Forth Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Winter travel video clip of Swans by the the Forth Railway Bridge which spans the Firth of Forth between South Queensferry, West Lothian near Edinburgh and North Queensferry in the Kingdom of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The Firth of Forth, Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe, is the estuary, or firth, of several Scottish rivers including the River Forth. It meets the North Sea with Fife on the north coast and Lothian on the south. Firth is a cognate of fjord, a Norse word meaning a narrow inlet. It was known as Bodotria in Roman times. In the Norse sagas it was known as the Myrkvifiörd. An early Welsh name is Merin Iodeo, or the Sea of Iudeu. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge over 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, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was designed by the English engineers Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Bake. 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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