North Queensferry
North Queensferry is a village in Fife in central Scotland. Historically it was the north pier of the Queen's Ferry, established almost 1000 years ago by St Margaret wife of King Malcolm III, to ensure regular transport from Edinburgh across the Forth to Dunfermline and to the pilgrimage town of St Andrews.
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Inch Garvie
Island
Inchgarvie or Inch Garvie is a small, uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth. Photo: Kitkatcrazy, Public domain.
Queensferry Crossing
Bridge
The Queensferry Crossing is a road bridge in Scotland. Photo: KlausFoehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deep Sea World
Public aquarium
Deep Sea World is an aquarium located in the village of North Queensferry, in Fife, Scotland. Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Localities in the Area
South Queensferry
South Queensferry is a small town 10 miles west and upriver of Edinburgh in central Scotland. Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.Rosyth
Rosyth is a port town in Fife, Scotland. It was built in the early 20th century to house the workers at the nearby Rosyth Naval Dockyard. Photo: Wikimedia, OGL.Dalgety Bay
Town
Dalgety Bay is a coastal town and parish in Fife, Scotland. Dalgety Bay is situated 2½ miles northeast of North Queensferry.
North Queensferry
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Fife, Scotland
- Category: town
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- Population: 1070
- United Nations Location Code: GB NOQ
- Latitude: 56.0101° or 56° 0' 36.3" north
- Longitude: -3.3942° or 3° 23' 39.2" west
- Elevation: 23 feet (7 metres)
- OpenStreetMap ID: node 29338608
- GeoNames ID: 2641280
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Also Known As
- Basque: North Queensferry
- Cebuano: North Queensferry
- Chinese: 北昆斯費里
- Chinese: 北昆斯费里
- Dutch: North Queensferry
- French: North Queensferry
- German: North Queensferry
- Irish: Port na Banrighinn
- Italian: North Queensferry
- Japanese: ノース・クィーンズフェリー
- Persian: نورث کوینزفری
- Scots: The Ferry
- Scottish Gaelic: Port na Banrighinn
- Scottish Gaelic: Port na Banrighinn a Tuath
- Spanish: North Queensferry
- Swedish: North Queensferry
- Tatar: Төньяк Квинсферри
In the Area
Localities
- Port EdgarSuburb, 1½ miles southwest
- InverkeithingTown, 1½ miles north
- Hopeward PointLocality, 1½ miles northeast
- Saint Davids1½ miles northeast
- DalmenyVillage, 2 miles south
- Downing PointLocality, 2 miles northeast
Landmarks
- North Queensferry LighthouseLighthouse
- North Queensferry High ButtressCliff
- North Queensferry railway stationRailway station
- Forth BridgeBridge
- CrooknessPoint
- West NessPoint
I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move. - Robert Louis Stevenson
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