Inchkeith
Innis Cheith
56°02′N 3°08′W
Inchkeith (from the Scottish Gaelic: Innis Cheith) is an island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, administratively part of the Fife council area.
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56°02′N 3°08′W
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Inchkeith (from the Scottish Gaelic: Innis Cheith) is an island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, administratively part of the Fife council area. Inchkeith has had a colourful history as a result of its proximity to Edinburgh, its strategic location for use as a home for Inchkeith Lighthouse, and for military purposes defending the Firth of Forth from attack from shipping and more recently protecting the upstream Forth Bridge and Rosyth Dockyard. Inchkeith has, by some accounts, been inhabited (intermittently) for almost 1,800 years.
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Nearest islands
- Isle of Mull175 km
- Islay191 km
- Great Britain206 km
- Isle of Skye241 km
- Lewis and Harris314 km
- Anglesey316 km
Also in British Isles
Great Britain
218,685 km²▲ 1,345 m
Major islands
Ireland
83,553 km²▲ 1,039 m
Major islands
Lewis and Harris
2,149 km²▲ 799 m
Minor islands
Isle of Skye
1,636 km²▲ 992 m
Minor islands
Mainland
953 km²▲ 450 m
Minor islands
Isle of Mull
885 km²▲ 966 m
Minor islands
Anglesey
680 km²▲ 178 m
Minor islands
Islay
618 km²▲ 491 m
Minor islands
Photographs
Inchkeith
View from Calton Hill - Edinburgh - Scotland
West Stell on Inchkeith
A view to Inchkeith, in the Firth of Forth, from Edinburgh Castle
View of Edinburgh from Calton Hill looking towards the north east.
View of Edinburgh from Calton Hill looking towards the north east. In the foreground Greenside Church (a congregation of the Church of Scotland).
View of Inchkeith island in the Firth of Forth, from (Edinburgh).
Inchkeith from Pettycur Bay, Fife
Abandoned house on Inchkeith Island
Inchkeith lighthouse
The island of Inchkeith
View of Inchkeith Island from Edinburgh castle
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Photographs
- Inchkeith - geograph.org.uk - 7601463. Richard Webb / CC BY-SA 2.0
- View from Calton Hill - Edinburgh - Scotland - UK - Inchkeith 2025. Adam Jones / CC BY 4.0
- West Stell on Inchkeith - geograph.org.uk - 7535477. Andy Beecroft / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Inchkeith from Edinburgh Castle. Nilfanion / CC BY-SA 3.0
- View of Edinburgh and Inchkeith. Ad Meskens / CC BY-SA 3.0
- View of north eastern Edinburgh. Ad Meskens / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Edinburgh view from the castle 03. Ad Meskens / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Inchkeith from Pettycur Bay, Fife. Kim Traynor / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Abandoned house on Inchkeith Island - geograph.org.uk - 8009029. Alexander Kirwin / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Inchkeith lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 8260102. Alexander Kirwin / CC BY-SA 2.0
- The island of Inchkeith - geograph.org.uk - 7728340. Michael Earnshaw / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Inchkeith. Yair Haklai / CC BY-SA 4.0