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Leith (/ l iː θ /; Scottish Gaelic: Lìte) 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 The earliest surviving historical references are in the royal charter authorising the construction of Holyrood Abbey in 1128 in which it is termed Inverlet (Inverleith).
Leith Links looking south towards Arthur's Seat. Leith Links is the principal open space within Leith, the docks district of Edinburgh, Scotland.This public park is divided by a road into two main areas, a western section and an eastern section, both being largely flat expanses of grass bordered by mature trees.
Leith also later left to play at Beechwood Park until 1899, but were left temporarily homeless for the 1899–1900 season. They played their first home match of the season at St Bernard's' New Logie Green , but their second home match on 9 September was played back at Hawkhill, a 2–1 win over Partick Thistle .
In the area around Haslemere local anticlinal features are superimposed on the main axis of the Wealden anticline, causing the outcrop of resistant Hythe Beds to widen from 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to more than 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) and to produce an escarpment that is particularly marked between Haslemere and Midhurst, where Blackdown rises to ...
The ground's record attendance was set later in the season when 7,000 saw Leith draw 3–3 with Dumbarton in a Scottish Cup second round replay on 13 February 1892. [1] The highest league attendance was set a few weeks later on 18 April, with 6,000 watching a 2–1 win over Celtic. [1] In 1895 the ground was renamed Beechwood Park.
Meggetland is a multi-purpose sports pavilion in Edinburgh, Scotland.The complex consists of multiple astroturf and grass pitches for football, rugby, hockey, and cricket, regularly hosting these sports.
Upper reaches of the Water of Leith. The length of the main stream is 20 miles (31.7 km). Its source is the Colzium Springs in the Pentland Hills. [4] The river travels through Harperrig Reservoir, past the ruins of Cairns Castle, on to Balerno, Currie, Juniper Green, Colinton, Slateford, Longstone, Saughton, Balgreen, Roseburn and West Coates.