Fidra

Fidra is an uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth, off eastern Scotland. Its name is believed to be Old Norse in origin, referring to the large number of bird feathers found there as (like the nearby Bass Rock) it has a substantial avian population. It is now an RSPB reserve. The town of North Berwick lies to the south-east, Gullane is to the south-west and the nature reserve of Yellowcraigs and village of Dirleton are to the south. Image File history File links Sconorber. ... Image File history File links Fidra35185. ... Image File history File links Fidra35185. ... The Firth of Forth from Calton Hill The Forth Bridges cross the Firth Satellite photo of the Firth and the surrounding area Map of the Firth The Firth of Forth (Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe) is the estuary or firth of Scotlands River Forth, where it flows into the North... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ... Bass Rock from North Berwick. ... The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is Europes largest wildlife conservation charity. ... North Berwick is a small Scottish seaside town in East Lothian, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, about 25 miles east of Edinburgh. ... Gullane is a small village on the East coast of Scotland, on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. ... Location Yellowcraigs, looking west An area of forest, beach and grassland in south-east Scotland, officially designated as a nature reserve and an SSI (site of Scientific Interest). ... Dirleton is a village in East Lothian, Scotland approximately 20 miles east of Edinburgh on the A198. ...

Fidra can be landed on via a primitive jetty on the west of the island. There is an automated lighthouse and also remotely operated cameras which send live pictures to the watching visitors at the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick. The Scottish Seabird Centre is a popular visitor attraction in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland. ...

It is said that Robert Louis Stevenson based his map of Treasure Island on the shape of Fidra. He often visited the beaches at the area known today as Yellowcraigs. Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of Neo-romanticism in English literature. ... Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of buccaneers and buried gold. First published as a book in 1883, it was originally serialised in the childrens magazine Young Folks between 1881-82 under the title The Sea Cook, or Treasure Island. ...

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Coordinates: 56°04′N 2°47′W The Firth of Forth from Calton Hill The Forth Bridges cross the Firth Satellite photo of the Firth and the surrounding area Map of the Firth The Firth of Forth (Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe) is the estuary or firth of Scotlands River Forth, where it flows into the North... Bass Rock from North Berwick. ... Craigleith is a small island in the Firth of Forth off East Lothian in Scotland. ... Cramond Island and the walkway seen from the shore. ... Eyebroughy (or archaically Ibris) is an island in the Firth of Forth, 200m off East Lothian, Scotland. ... Inchcolm (Scottish Gaelic: Innis Choluim - Island of Columba) is an island in the Firth of Forth, east of the Forth Bridge, south of Aberdour, Fife, and north of the City of Edinburgh in Scotland. ... Inchgarvie is a small island in the Firth of Forth to the east of Scotland. ... Inchkeith, viewed from Granton. ... Inchmickery is an island in the Firth of Forth to the east of Scotland. ... The Lamb, sometimes called Lamb Island, is a small rock between the islands of Fidra and Craigleith in the Firth of Forth, off the south-east coast of Scotland. ... Light house on the Isle of May The Isle of May is located in the north of the outer Firth of Forth, approximately 8 km (5 miles) off the coast. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...