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Cramond Island (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Chair Amain) [citation needed] is one of several islands in the Firth of Forth in eastern Scotland, near Edinburgh. It lies off the foreshore at Cramond. It is 1 ⁄ 3 mile (0.54 km) long and covers 19.03 acres (7.70 ha). [1] [2] The island is part of the Dalmeny Estate, owned by the Rosebery Estates ...
The island was also used for a construction office and the castle buildings were re-roofed to accommodate workers. Some of the stone from the former castle was used to build the caissons of the bridge. [2] [53] Cramond Island in the Almond estuary is a tidal island that is 7.7 hectares (19 acres) in extent and is currently part of the Dalmeny ...
Coastal fortifications in Scotland played a vital role during the World Wars, protecting shipping as they mustered to convoy.New fortifications were built and old defences were also rebuilt or strengthened around the Scottish coast in case of invasion.
Watch a live view of the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday 1 November after the Palestinian border authority said injured Gazans are to enter Egypt. The Israeli military has admitted to launching ...
Watch a live view of the Rafah crossing as Israel and Hamas agree four-day ceasefire on Friday (24 November). A four-day ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas has begun at the scheduled time ...
The Cramond area has evidence of Mesolithic, Bronze Age and Roman activity. In modern times, it was the birthplace of the Scottish economist John Law (1671–1729). Cramond was incorporated into the City of Edinburgh by the Edinburgh Boundaries Extension and Tramways Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. lxxxvii). [1]
HMT Craig Island: Nov 1939: Boom defence vessel, returned Nov 1944 HMT Craig Millar: Jan 1940: Minesweeper, returned Nov 1945 HMT Craig Roy: Dec 1939: Anti-submarine, returned Oct 1945 HMT Crammond Island: Nov 1939: Boom defence vessel, bombed off St Abb's Head 2 Apr 1941 HMT Cranefly: Aug 1939: Minesweeper, returned 1945 HMT Crannock: Nov 1939
The Thousand Islands Border Crossing connects the towns of Alexandria Bay, New York, and Ivy Lea, Ontario, on the Canada–US border. The crossing is via the international span of the Thousand Islands Bridge. The Thousand Islands bridge, which was completed in 1938, is actually a system of five bridges and the island roadways connecting them.