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The '''Firth of Forth''' is the estuary of the river Forth in [[Scotland]] which rises in Loch Ard in the Trossachs. The interesting sound of the name led to its use in the popular Scottish children's rhyme [[Go Forth]].

The '''Firth of Forth''' is the estuary of the river Forth in [[Scotland]] which rises in Loch Ard in the Trossachs. The interesting sound of the name led to its use in the popular Scottish children's rhyme [[Go Forth]]. The Firth of Forth separates the county of [[Fife]] on its northern bank from [[Edinburgh]] and the [[Lothian|Lothians]] in the south. In early Medieval times, it broadly marked the northern extreme of the Brittonic kingdoms of ''[[Yr Hen Ogledd]]'' and the Anglian kingdom of [[Northumbria]], with the [[Pict|Pictish]] kingdoms lying to the north.

At present, the Firth of Forth is spanned by two bridges: the Forth Bridge (completed in 1890 and often referred to as the Forth Rail Bridge) and the Forth Road Bridge (completed in 1964). A new bridge, the Queensferry Crossing, is set to open in 2016.<ref>http://www.forth-bridges.co.uk/</ref>

At present, the Firth of Forth is spanned by two bridges: the Forth Bridge (completed in 1890 and often referred to as the Forth Rail Bridge) and the Forth Road Bridge (completed in 1964). A new bridge, the Queensferry Crossing, is set to open in 2016.<ref>http://www.forth-bridges.co.uk/</ref>