South Queensferry seen from the Forth Road Bridge.

Jublilee Clock Tower, South Queensferry.

Queensferry (often referred to as South Queensferry to distinguish it from North Queensferry), originally a Royal Burgh in West Lothian is now part of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located some ten miles to the west of the city centre, on the shore of the Firth of Forth between the Forth Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge, approximately 8 miles (13 km) from Edinburgh Airport. The town's population is around 9,000 people. The older Scottish Gaelic name is Cas Chaolais meaning "The Steep Sided Straits", but a translation of the English is now more frequently used. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 2. ... The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. ... Download high resolution version (480x640, 47 KB)Jubilee Clock Tower, South Queensferry, Scotland Taken by me, 24th April 2004. ... Download high resolution version (480x640, 47 KB)Jubilee Clock Tower, South Queensferry, Scotland Taken by me, 24th April 2004. ... Queensferry can refer to: South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, simply Queensferry in historical contexts and for the General Registry Office for Scotland North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland Queensferry, Flintshire, Wales Category: ... North Queensferry is a town in Fife, Scotland, on the Firth of Forth, between the Forth Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime... 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... For the nearby road bridge, see Forth Road Bridge. ... The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. ... Edinburgh Airport (IATA: EDI, ICAO: EGPH), (also called Turnhouse) located in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the eighth largest airport in the UK. It is located 8 statute miles (13 km) west of the city centre. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ...

The town is named after Saint Margaret of Scotland who used to cross the firth by ferry from "Queen's Ferry" to visit her chapel in Edinburgh Castle. She died in 1093 and made her final journey by ferry to Dunfermline Abbey. Her son, David I of Scotland, awarded the ferry rights to the abbey. Stained glass window image of Saint Margaret of Scotland in the small chapel at Edinburgh Castle Saint Margaret of Scotland, also known by her Anglo-Saxon name Margaret Ætheling (c. ... The castle dominates the Edinburgh skyline as seen here from Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh Castle is an ancient fortress which, from its position atop Castle Rock, dominates the sky-line of the city of Edinburgh, and is Scotlands most famous (and most visited) landmark. ... Dunfermline Abbey and Church - illustration from Cassells History of England circa 1902 Dunfermline Abbey is the remains of a great Benedictine abbey founded in 1070 by Queen Margaret, wife of Malcolm Canmore and granddaughter of Edmund Ironside, King of England. ... King David I (or Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim; also known as Saint David I or David I the Saint) (1084 – May 24, 1153), was King of Scotland from 1124 until his death, and the youngest son of Malcolm Canmore and of Saint Margaret (sister of Edgar Ætheling). ...

There had been ferries at South Queensferry until 1964 when the Forth Road Bridge was opened. Ferry services continue to run from the harbour to the islands within the Firth of Forth, including Inchcolm. The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. ... Inchcolm Abbey. ...

Local Traditions

The Ferry Fair

A local fair dates from the 12th century. The modern form, dating from the 1930s, takes place each August and includes the crowning of a local school-girl as the Ferry Fair Queen, a procession of floats, pipe bands, and competitive events such as the Boundary Race. The Fair also has a dedicated radio station, Jubilee FM, which has now been granted permission to evolve into a full-service community station for North and South Queensferry this year.

The Burry Man

South Queensferry hosts the strange annual procession of the Burry Man during the Ferry Fair. This unique pagan-like cultural event is over three hundred years old, but its true origins are unknown. The name "Burry Man" is arguably a corruption of "Burgh Man", since the town was formerly a royal burgh. A local man is covered from head-to-toe in burrs - the hooked fruits from the Burdock plant - which adhere to undergarments covering his entire body, leaving only the shoes, hands and two eyeholes exposed. On top of this layer he wears a sash, flowers and a floral hat and he grasps two staves. His ability to bend his arms or sit down is very restricted during the long day and his progress is a slow walk with frequent pauses. Two attendants in ordinary clothes assist him throughout the ordeal, helping him hold the staves, guiding his route, and fortifying him with whisky sipped through a straw, whilst enthusiastic children go from door-to-door collecting money on his behalf. The key landmarks on the tour are the Provost's office and each pub in the village. A Royal Burgh is a type of Scottish burgh (town or city), used today for ceremonial purposes only. ... Species A. lappa Burdock refers to any of a group of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium, family Asteraceae. ...

The Loony Dook

The name "Loony dook" is a combination of "Loony" (short for "lunatic") and "dook", a Lowland Scots term meaning "dunk". A recently instituted event whereby people dive into the chilling waters of Firth of Forth on New Year's Day often in fancy dress. A lunatic (colloquially: loony) is commonly used term for a person who is mentally ill, dangerous, foolish or unpredictable, a condition once called lunacy. ... Scots refers to the Anglic varieties spoken in parts of Scotland. ... This article is about January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Brass Band

Queensferry has a community brass band that evolved from being a school brass band to a youth band and finally to its present status as a competing adult band. It came third in the 2006 Scottish Brass Band Championships 4th section contest [1]and fourth in 2007[2]. In addition to competing, it takes part in many community events including the Ferry Fair. In addition to this there is a school brass band that has won the Community section of the Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships in Both 2005 and 2006. [3], [4]

Places of interest

On the High St.

• St Mary's Episcopal Church. This is the town's oldest building, dating from 1441. It is Scotland's only surviving church of the Carmelite order of friars.
• Black Castle - Built in 1626. When the original owner, a sea-captain, was lost at sea, his maid was accused of paying a beggar-woman to cast a spell. Both women were burned for witchcraft.
• Plewlands House - A 17th century mansion right in the centre of the village, managed by the National Trust for Scotland since 1953.
• The TolBooth - On the High St. dating from the 1600s, with clock-tower built in 1720.

The Hawes Inn in South Queensferry features in Robert Louis Stevenson's book Kidnapped. Opposite here you can catch the ferry to Inchcolm. Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime... Origin and early history Carmelites (in Latin Ordo fratrum Beatæ Virginis Mariæ de monte Carmelo) is the name of a Roman Catholic order founded in the 12th century by a certain Berthold (d. ... A friar is a member of a religious order of men. ... South Queensferry seen from the Forth Road Bridge. ... 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. ... Inchcolm Abbey. ...

Stately homes

• Hopetoun House - Two miles to the west, a splendid Georgian stately home designed by the Scottish architects Sir William Bruce and William Adam and situated in 150 acres (607,000 m²) of parkland. Home to the Earls of Hopetoun since 1699.
• Dalmeny House - Two miles to the east, Dalmeny House was built by English architect William Wilkins in 1817 and is the home of the Earls of Roseberry. It houses the Roseberry and some of the Rothschild collections.
• Dundas Estate - One mile to the south. A 9-hole golf course has been established in its parkland since 1957. Each year it hosts a "The Life of Jesus Christ", an Oberammergau-type open-air passion play.

Hopetoun House is the traditional residence of the Earl of Hopetoun (later the Marquess of Linlithgow). ... William Adam (1684 - 1748) was a Scottish architect and builder, born in Fife, Scotland. ... The title of Marquess of Linlithgow was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1902 for the 7th Earl of Hopetoun, the first Governor-General of Australia. ... Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ... Dalmeny Kirk Dalmeny is a village and parish in Scotland. ... William Wilkins (31 August 1778 — 31 August 1839) was an English architect, classicist and archaeologist. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The title Earl of Rosebery was created in the Peerage of Scotland for Archibald Primrose, 1st Viscount of Rosebery. ... Hannah, Countess of Rosebery. ... Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and also is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... Oberammergau from the summit of Kofel Oberammergau is a village in Bavaria in Germany, most famous for its production of a passion play depicting the life and death of Jesus. ... A Passion play is a dramatic presentation depicting the suffering and death of Jesus. ...

See also

• Forth Road Bridge
• Forth Bridge
• North Queensferry
• Dalmeny

The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. ... For the nearby road bridge, see Forth Road Bridge. ... North Queensferry is a town in Fife, Scotland, on the Firth of Forth, between the Forth Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge. ... Dalmeny Kirk Dalmeny is a village and parish in Scotland. ...

External links

• The Gazetteer for Scotland: Overview of South Queensferry
• Undiscovered Scotland: Queensferry
• Queensferry and Cramond
• BBC Scotland, Where I live: South Queensferry
• The Burry Man
• Flora Celtica: The Burry Man
• Official Ferry Fair website
• History of the Ferry Fair
• Hopetoun House
• Dalmeny House
• The Life of Jesus at Dundas Estate
• Queensferry and District Community Council
• Queensferry History Group
• Jubilee FM - The One for Queensferry
• Jubilee FM Television - Video clips of Queensferry

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