Spring Morning Forth Railway Bridge Firth Of Forth On History Visit To South Queensferry Scotland

Tour Scotland short Spring morning travel video clip of the Forth Railway Bridge over the Firth of Forth near Hawes Pier on visit to South Queensferry, Britain, United Kingdom. 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 Baker. Trains that go over the bridge include Edinburgh to Perth, Perthshire; Dundee and Aberdeen. A few East Coast rail services to and from Kings Cross, London, England. Fife Circle services, Newcraighall and Glenrothes Services. Queen Street Glasgow to Kirkcaldy, Fife. The Firth of Forth, Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe, is the estuary, firth in Scots, 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. 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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