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Leith
Leith (; ) is a port area in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith and is home to the Port of Leith. The earliest surviving historical references are in the royal charter authorising the construction of Holyrood Abbey in 1128 in which it is termed ''Inverlet'' (Inverleith). After centuries of control by Edinburgh, Leith was made a separate burgh in 1833 only to be merged into Edinburgh in 1920. Leith is located on the southern coast of the Firth of Forth and lies within the City of Edinburgh council area; since 2007 Leith (Edinburgh ward), it has formed one of 17 multi-member Wards of the United Kingdom, wards of the city. History As the major port serving Edinburgh, Leith has seen many significant events in Scottish history. First settlement The earliest evidence of settlement in Leith comes from several archaeological digs undertaken in The Shore, Leith, The Shore area in the late 20th century. Amongst the finds were medieval wharf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Leith
The siege of Leith ended a twelve-year encampment of French troops at Leith, the port near Edinburgh, Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland. French troops arrived in Scotland by invitation in 1548. In 1560 the French soldiers opposed Scottish supporters of Scottish Reformation, religious reformation, and an English army arrived to besiege the French garrison at Leith. The town was not taken by force and the French troops finally left peacefully under the terms of a treaty signed by Scotland, Kingdom of England, England and France.Knight, p. 120 Background The Auld Alliance and Reformation Scotland and France had long been allies under the "Auld Alliance", first established in the 13th century. However, during the 16th century, divisions appeared between a pro-French faction at Court and Protestant reformers. The Protestants saw the French as a Catholic influence and, when conflict broke out between the two factions, called on English Protestants for assistance in expelling the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Leith Parish Church
North and South Leith Parish Church, originally the Kirk of Our Lady, St Mary, is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. Prior to the union with the former North Leith Parish Church in 2024, the building was known as South Leith Parish Church. It is the principal church and congregation in Leith, in Edinburgh. Its graveyard, kirkyard is the burial place for John Home (author of Douglas (play), ''Douglas'') and John Pew, the man from whom the author Robert Louis Stevenson reputedly derived the character of Blind Pew in the novel ''Treasure Island''. 18th-century Scottish Episcopal Church bishop and historian Robert Forbes (bishop), Robert Forbes also lies buried beneath the church floor. The church has been repaired, used as an ammunition store and reconstructed but still retains the basic layout of the nave of the old church. History The use of the site for religious purpose began in 1430 when Sir Robert Logan of Restalrig built a monastery dedicated to St Anthony on the sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh North And Leith (UK Parliament Constituency)
Edinburgh North and Leith is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster), first used in the 1997 general election. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election and has been represented since 2024 by Tracy Gilbert of Scottish Labour. In 1999, a Scottish Parliament constituency was created with the same name and boundaries. See '' Edinburgh North and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency)''. The boundaries of the Westminster constituency were altered, however, in 2005, and the Scottish Parliament constituency retained the older boundaries until 2011. Since then, the seat has mainly been split between the Edinburgh Northern and Leith and Edinburgh Central constituencies at Holyrood, with a small area also located in Edinburgh Western. At the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, the constituency returned an above average No vote; 60% voted for Scotland to stay in the United Kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Of Leith
The Water of Leith (Scottish Gaelic: ''Uisge Lìte'') is the main river flowing through central Edinburgh, Scotland, that starts in the Pentlands Hills and flows into the port of Leith and then into the sea via the Firth of Forth. Name The name ''Leith'' may be of Common Brittonic, Brittonic origin and derived from ''*lejth'' meaning 'damp, moist' (Welsh language, Welsh ''llaith''). It is less likely that the name derives from the Old Norse ''lodda'' meaning a river. The Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic form of the name is ''Lìte'' (Leith), with ''Uisge Lìte'' being the full translation of "Water of Leith". The ''Dictionary of the Scots Language'' defines the term "water" here as "A large stream, usu. thought of as intermediate in size between a Burn (landform), Burn and a river." Course The length of the main stream is . Its source is the Colzium Springs in the Pentland Hills. The river travels through Harperrig Reservoir, past the ruins of Cairns Castle, on to Balerno, Currie, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shore, Leith
The Shore is a historic and picturesque street in the centre of Old Leith, the harbour area of Edinburgh. It edges the final section of the Water of Leith before it flows through Leith Docks into the Firth of Forth. History The site had been a harbour since Anglo-Saxon times. Due to its location it was the arrival point of several monarchs on historic visits to the city: Mary Queen of Scots (1561) before her Entry of Mary, Queen of Scots into Edinburgh, Entry to Edinburgh; Anne of Denmark (1590) who stayed at the King's Wark before Entry and coronation of Anne of Denmark, her coronation; Charles II (1651); George IV (1822). Queen Victoria's visit of 1842 disembarked in Leith Docks rather than the Shore. In May 1544, during the war known as the Rough Wooing, an English army arrived in Leith intending to burning of Edinburgh, burn Edinburgh. On Monday 5 May, English ships unloaded heavy artillery on the quayside at The Shore, to be used against Edinburgh's gates and Edinburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
