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| − | The estuary of the river Forth 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. |
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| + | 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> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:26, December 16, 2024
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 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 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.[1]