Forth Bridge
Boats and ladders and the world's smallest working Light Tower sit alongside one of the world's engineering wonders, the Forth Bridge at North Queensferry.
Opened in 1890 by the Prince of Wales the Forth Bridge is made from 55,000 tonnes of steel, 65 million rivets and requires 7,000 gallons of paint to cover it. At least 73 people were known to have died during its construction.
When completed the bridge was the longest single cantilever bridge in the world and became a UNESCO world heritage site in 2015.
The villages of North and South Queensferry are named after Queen Margaret (1045-1093).
It is believed that Queen Margaret first established a free ferry link between North and South Queensferry (which became known as the Queensferry Passage) to allow pilgrims to make their way over the Firth of Forth on their pilgrimage journey to St Andrews cathedral.
It was Robert Stevenson who built North Queensferry's Harbour Light Tower in 1817, it is now operated by North Queensferry Heritage Trust.
Forth Bridge
Boats and ladders and the world's smallest working Light Tower sit alongside one of the world's engineering wonders, the Forth Bridge at North Queensferry.
Opened in 1890 by the Prince of Wales the Forth Bridge is made from 55,000 tonnes of steel, 65 million rivets and requires 7,000 gallons of paint to cover it. At least 73 people were known to have died during its construction.
When completed the bridge was the longest single cantilever bridge in the world and became a UNESCO world heritage site in 2015.
The villages of North and South Queensferry are named after Queen Margaret (1045-1093).
It is believed that Queen Margaret first established a free ferry link between North and South Queensferry (which became known as the Queensferry Passage) to allow pilgrims to make their way over the Firth of Forth on their pilgrimage journey to St Andrews cathedral.
It was Robert Stevenson who built North Queensferry's Harbour Light Tower in 1817, it is now operated by North Queensferry Heritage Trust.