A day outing while in South Queensferry is to take the tour boat from Hawes Pier (right outside our hotel) to Inchcolm Island in the Firth of Forth.
The island has been the subject of raids by the British during Scotland Wars of Independence and more recently fortified as defence for Edinburgh in both World Wars. This post covers the trip to and from the island and a view of some of the defensive positions.
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Tugboats, Firth of Forth, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland UK
These tugs service the shipping attending the nearby “Hound Point” oil facility.
Corringham (top) Hopetoun (bottom)
Hound Point Oil Terminal, Firth of Forth, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland UK
Hound Point is a marine terminal off a rocky headland of that name on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, Scotland, just east of the Forth Bridge at South Queensferry. Built by BP and opened in 1975, it is owned and operated by Ineos as an oil-export terminal for North Sea oil and is the largest such facility in Scotland. It is supposedly named for the legend of a hound who howled after its master died in the crusades.
Hound Point Oil Terminal & Forth Rail Bridge, Firth of Forth, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland UK
Gnome Rock, Inchcolm Island, Firth of Forth, Scotland UK
Old Dock, Inchcolm Island, Firth of Forth, Scotland UK
Bay, Inchcolm Island, Firth of Forth, Scotland UK
Towards Edinburgh, Firth of Forth, Scotland UK
Rock Strewn Beach, Inchcolm Island, Firth of Forth, Scotland UK
Rocky Hillside, Inchcolm Island, Firth of Forth, Scotland UK
Pathway to Wartime Defence Positions, Inchcolm Island, Firth of Forth, Scotland UK
Tunnel Remains, Middle Defences, Inchcolm, Firth of Forth, Scotland UK
Wartime Fortifications, Inchcolm Island, Firth of Forth, Scotland UK
Seals, Navigation Buoy 17, Firth of Forth, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland UK
Below the Bridges, Firth of Forth, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland UK
Queensferry Crossing Forth Road Bridge Forth Rail Bridge
Queensferry Crossing Bridge, Firth of Forth, Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland UK
This is the second road bridge to cross The Firth of Forth and was opened in 2017.
Forth Road Bridge, Firth of Forth, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland UK
The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. The bridge opened in 1964 and at the time was the longest suspension bridge in the world outside the United States. The bridge spans the Firth of Forth, connecting Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry. It replaced a centuries-old ferry service to carry vehicular traffic, cyclists and pedestrians across the Forth; railway crossings are made by the nearby Forth Bridge, opened in 1890.
Forth Rail Bridge Pylon, Firth of Forth, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland UK
