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The River Forth is a major river in central Scotland, 47 km (29 mi) long, which drains into the North Sea on the east coast of the country. Its drainage basin covers much of Stirlingshire in Scotland 's Central Belt . [ 1 ]
Geologically, the Firth of Forth is a fjord, formed by the Forth Glacier in the last glacial period. [6] The drainage basin for the Firth of Forth covers a wide geographic area including places as far from the shore as Ben Lomond, Cumbernauld, Harthill, Penicuik and the edges of Gleneagles Golf Course.
Meandering River Forth viewed from the Wallace Monument. The river flows from right to left, and the former limit of navigation was in the left distance. Looking upstream (north) along the River Tay from the centre of Perth. Flowing into the North Sea between Kincardine and Buddon Ness (East Coast) Forth catchment. River Forth. Pow Burn (R)
The Islands of the Forth are a group of small islands located in the Firth of Forth and in the estuary of the River Forth on the east coast of Scotland. Most of the group lie in the open waters of the firth, between the Lothians and Fife, with the majority to the east of the city of Edinburgh. Two islands lie further west in the river estuary.
The Carron (Gaelic: Carrann) is a river in central Scotland, rising in the Campsie Fells [1] and flowing along Strathcarron into the Firth of Forth. It has given its name to several locations in Stirlingshire , as well as a type of cannon , a line of bathtubs , two warships , and an island in the Southern Hemisphere .
Stirling Old Bridge is a stone bridge which crosses the River Forth. For over 300 years it provided the lowest crossing point of the Forth and so had strategic importance. For over 300 years it provided the lowest crossing point of the Forth and so had strategic importance.
A map of the bridge and the surrounding river from 1945. ... It was the first road crossing of the River Forth downstream of Stirling, ...
The Forth and Clyde canal pathway runs between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde and is a 106-kilometre-long (66 mi) footpath and cycleway that runs across Scotland, between Bowling, west of Glasgow, and Lochrin Basin (Edinburgh Quay) in Edinburgh. The path runs on the towpaths of the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals and is entirely off ...