Craigleith
Sign in to saveCraigleith () is a small island in the Firth of Forth off North Berwick in East Lothian, Scotland. Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic Creag Lìte meaning "rock of Leith". It is at its highest point.
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- Scottish island.Image
- Craigleith_from_East_Bay,_North_Berwick.JPG
- Scottish island.ImageCaption
- Craigleith from the East Bay, North Berwick
- Scottish island.location_map
- Scotland East Lothian
- Scottish island.caption
- The island shown within East Lothian
- Scottish island.celtic name
- Creag Lìte
- Scottish island.meaning of name
- rock of Leith
- Scottish island.Population
- 0
- Scottish island.island group
- Islands of the Forth
- Scottish island.local authority
- East Lothian
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- Instance of
- island
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- East Lothian
- Population
- 0
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Body of water
- Firth of Forth
- Image
- Craigleith from North Berwick.JPG
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- North Sea
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Craigleith () is a small island in the Firth of Forth off North Berwick in East Lothian, Scotland. Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic Creag Lìte meaning "rock of Leith". It is at its highest point.
==Geography and geology== Craigleith is part of a chain of four islands near North Berwick, along with Bass Rock, Fidra and the Lamb. Of these, it is the closest to the town's harbour. Like these other nearby islands, Craigleith is a bird colony. Divers often explore the area around the island.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Craigleith” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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