Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Inchkeith

Inchkeith, island, in Firth of Forth, Kinghorn par., Fife, 4 miles N. of Leith, pop. 75; is fortified with 3 batteries erected in 1878-1881; Inchkeith Lighthouse, on summit of island, is 58 ft. high, with revolving light 220 ft. above high water, and seen 21 miles.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "island"   (ADL Feature Type: "islands")
Administrative units: Kinghorn ScoP       Fife ScoCnty
Place: Inchkeith

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