| 单词 | Firth of Forth |
| 例句 | Some days later I am crossing the Firth of Forth in a rental car. “I’m not leaving until we solve this mystery”: Meet the world’s foremost Loch Ness Monster hunter 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z A giant Victorian lighthouse lens that once illuminated the Firth of Forth. National Museum of Scotland: suspend your disbelief 2011-07-26T20:31:01Z Photograph: Murdo MacLeod for the Guardian On the train home, crossing back over the Firth of Forth, two things strike me. Iain Banks: the final interview 2013-06-15T07:07:55Z Hadrian's successor, Antoninus Pius, also pursued an expansionist policy, establishing his own frontier, the Antonine Wall, between the Firths of Forth and Clyde, in about 142-3 AD. Five historical clangers in Kevin Macdonald's The Eagle 2011-03-15T17:44:43Z The complex of buildings dating from the 16th century atop the city’s highest point is a fascinating tour with great views of the rest of the city and the Firth of Forth. Discovering the magic of Edinburgh 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z By the River Head down to Leith, Edinburgh’s port on the Firth of Forth, an industrial waterfront that is now a dining and drinking destination, including restaurants that boast Michelin stars. 36 Hours in Edinburgh 2013-07-11T22:58:24Z People were still reporting seeing it on Friday morning, while another brown booby had been seen in the Firth of Forth as recently as Wednesday. Birdwatchers flock for Redcar rare brown booby's visit 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z The route took riders across the Firth of Forth and through some hills north of Glasgow, but there was never enough elevation to break apart the peloton. Dutch cycling star Van der Poel gets up from crash, goes on to win world road race title 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z A man found clinging to a concrete pillar has been rescued by lifeboat in the Firth of Forth. Man clinging to pillar rescued from Firth of Forth 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Marie Seraphim from the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick hopes that regenerated seagrass meadows in the Firth of Forth will one day provide a home to that same rich range of underwater life. Seagrass from Orkney regenerates Firth of Forth 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Scotland's nature agency also said bird flu had been confirmed at its Forvie reserve in Aberdeenshire and Isle of May in the Firth of Forth. Avian flu cases confirmed on Scottish nature reserves 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z The Firth of Forth is like a funnel, it drains very fast. Swimmers brave dangerous tides to collect rock from Uri Geller island 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Hundreds of swimmers took a sunrise dip in the Firth of Forth to mark International Women's Day. International Women's Day: Hundreds take part in sunrise swim 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z “Upon the Firth of Forth, a bridge doth stand,” it began. Perspective | AI is better at writing poems than you’d expect. But that’s fine. 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z The Firth of Forth bid was led by Forth Ports, which owns and operates seven ports on the east coast of Scotland. Cromarty Firth and Forth to host first green freeports 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z The intensity of the blaze, spurred on by raw winds whipped in from the Firth of Forth, meant pillars of fire leapt 60ft in the air and danced over the slate roofs of neighbouring buildings. The night Edinburgh's skyline glowed orange 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z South Queensferry lies 10 miles to the north-west of Edinburgh city centre, on the shore of the Firth of Forth. Gin HQ on colourful South Queensferry street told to go grey 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z "In anticipation, six cannon were hauled to the top of the Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth and a 45ft flagpole was erected to salute the arrival of the royal visitor," Mr Melvin said. How the king's visit saw kilts become Scotland's national dress 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Last month the Tweed area, the Ythan, Dee and Don areas, and the Firth of Forth, Firth of Tay and the Almond and Tyne were graded at moderate scarcity. Why is a wet country like Scotland facing water scarcity? 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The manager of the nature reserve in the Firth of Forth tells me his big worry now is that they might take the disease with them. Global pandemic fears on islands hit by bird flu 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Portobello beach, where one of the posters features on a large litter bin, is on the Firth of Forth - the site of the world's biggest gannet population. Bird poo pollution posters at Scottish beaches challenged by experts 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z NatureScot's national nature reserves on Isle of May in the Firth of Forth and Noss in Shetland are home to thousands of breeding birds. Isle of May and Noss reserves to shut amid bird flu cases 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z King George IV set off by boat on 10 August 1822 from Greenwich in England but was unable to land at Leith in the Firth of Forth until 15 August due to bad weather. How the king's visit saw kilts become Scotland's national dress 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z A Stirling University team found "concentrated reservoirs" of faecal bacteria on plastic waste on 10 beaches along the Firth of Forth estuary. Harmful bacteria survives longer on plastic Scottish beach waste 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z “The Bass,” as it is known locally, stands sheer in the Firth of Forth about three miles off the sea-scoured coast of North Berwick, about 30 minutes by train from Edinburgh. Scotland’s Bass Rock belongs to the birds 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Sewage treated by Scottish Water is discharged into the Firth of Forth estuary via pipes. Bird poo pollution posters at Scottish beaches challenged by experts 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Earlier this month avian flu was confirmed on Bass Rock, which is also in the Firth of Forth and home to the world's largest colony of northern gannets. Isle of May and Noss reserves to shut amid bird flu cases 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z But this did not stop some people from plunging into a Firth of Forth on a day that was less chilly than usual. Scotland enjoys mildest New Year's Day on record 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Humpbacks were also seen off the Isles of Scilly, the Firth of Forth and off Shetland. Marine wildlife warning as UK whale sightings rise 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Interactive exhibits include live cameras that visitors can use to zoom in on birds on the Firth of Forth islands. Scotland’s Bass Rock belongs to the birds 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Wet wipes and sanitary towels are continuously being washed up on the shores of the Firth of Forth, Scottish Water has admitted. Tide washing wet wipes on to Firth of Forth shores 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z A group of swimmers who battled huge swells, strong currents and stinging jellyfish are believed to have become the first people to swim between four islands in the Firth of Forth. Swimmers dodge jellyfish on four islands challenge 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z I've been to shows on buses, in a taxi, a swimming pool, the top of Arthur's Seat, and an island in the Firth of Forth. A very different Edinburgh Fringe but the same spirit 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z From the window of his home study, Gordon Brown looks out across the waters of the Firth of Forth, towards the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle. Gordon Brown on Covid-19, recession and Trump: 'When there’s a crisis you have to act quickly' 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z It was hard to remember Flower of Scotland being sung so passionately, its emotional resonance about the only thing not instantly being blown into the Firth of Forth. Ellis Genge try earns England stormy Six Nations win over Scotland 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z The publicly-owned quango said it was committed to "deliver the right solutions in the most sustainable way" for the Firth of Forth. Tide washing wet wipes on to Firth of Forth shores 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z The Antonine Wall cuts across Scotland from the Firth of Forth to the Firth of Clyde, and farther north the Romans never ventured. Perspective | Britain is no stranger to barriers. Today, almost all of them lie in ruins. 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z He's thinking back to 1972 when intensive research into puffins started on this dinky Scottish Island where the Firth of Forth meets the North Sea. Is this still the best place to be a puffin? 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z After the fighting in WW1 ended in November 1918, the entire German fleet was ordered to gather together in the Firth of Forth, near Edinburgh, to be "interned" by Allied forces. The day the German navy sank its own ships 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Commodore Nick Cooke-Priest was flown off the ship as it was anchored in the Firth of Forth. Navy captain flown off ship in 'company car' row 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z The annual Loony Dook will see brave bathers charge into the Firth of Forth on New Year's Day. Europe theme for Edinburgh Hogmanay events 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Mr Hutchison's body was found on the banks of the Firth of Forth after he killed himself in May. Frightened Rabbit return 'highly emotional' 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z And that, with bells on, is just what Stone did over four eventually historic days on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Brandon Stone happily (and unexpectedly) takes Scottish Open title while narrowly missing out on tour's first 59 - Golf Digest 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z She will compare the diets of "healthy" gulls on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth with the urban diets of birds in Aberdeen. Why seagulls are just 'misunderstood' 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z There were similar scenes in Scotland, where more than 1,000 people got in the Firth of Forth for the New Year's Day Loony Dook. Marching and swimming into 2018 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z The initial first few hundred yards are disappointing, the views along the Firth of Forth well and truly blocked by the 8ft high plastic barricades. 'I was glad to count every step' - BBC News 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Radio Scotland launched shortly before midnight on Hogmanay 1965, anchored in the Firth of Forth a few miles off the coast of Dunbar. Remembering the pirate station that was the first Radio Scotland - BBC News 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z The new Queensferry Crossing over the Firth of Forth will open to traffic on 30 August. Queensferry Crossing to open on 30 August - BBC News 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z A seal surprised a delighted group of kayakers in the Firth of Forth when he jumped on board. Seal hitches ride on kayak in Firth of Forth - BBC News 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z Nearby North and South Queensferry commemorate the facilities she provided for pilgrims crossing the Firth of Forth. 'England's darling' and Scotland's saint - BBC News 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z UCG licences in the Firth of Forth and Solway Firth were also held by firm Five Quarters, although the company collapsed earlier this year. Green groups hopeful of underground coal gasification ban - BBC News 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Tuesday saw Charles praise the skills of workers assembling a new aircraft carrier bearing his name at Rosyth dockyard on the Firth of Forth. Camilla in trip to sandwich shop visited by George Clooney - BBC News 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z The Queensferry Crossing, the new bridge over the Firth of Forth, is expected to be completed next year. Work on Queensferry Crossing, to span Firth of Forth, gathers pace - BBC News 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z More puffin burrows were also active at sites on the Firth of Forth, but numbers of the birds and other species fell in Orkney and Shetland. Mixed breeding season for Scotland's seabirds, says RSPB - BBC News 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Mr Mackie, 31, resurfaced in distress shouting for help just a minute into his first dive in the Firth of Forth. Diver death skipper avoids jail following safety breach - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The lead fluctuated with almost tick-tock regularity on the bright and sunny day that drew a gallery of almost 20,000 - including Princess Margaret - to the links just south of the Firth of Forth. AP WAS THERE: 43 years ago, Trevino ends a Grand Slam dream 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The distinctive red rail bridge spans the Firth of Forth between South Queensferry, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, and North Queensferry in Fife. Forth Bridge set for World Heritage status - BBC News 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Golf Assn. is seemingly serving tea and crumpets — or is it beer and schnitzel? — on a silver platter at Chambers Bay, which looks as if it belongs on the shoreline of Scotland's Firth of Forth. U.S. Open course might suit Rory McIlroy just fine 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z The incredible sight of thousands of gannets at Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth is one of the greatest wildlife spectacles in the country. Rutland Water tops Countryfile best nature reserves list - BBC News 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z A man whose body was found after an empty kayak was spotted in the Firth of Forth was an off-duty police officer. Kayak victim was off-duty policeman 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z Plans for a crossing were revived in 1873 when the North British Railway gained authority to build a bridge across the Firth of Forth, roughly at the site of the present rail crossing. Crossing the Forth without the Forth Bridge 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z There are already plans to exploit remaining coal reserves deep beneath the Firth of Forth and the Solway. Fracking block 'should be extended' 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z The two men lived either side of the Firth of Forth, the great bridges connecting them. Iain Banks's Unseen Poems Now in Print 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Gales hit many parts of the UK, including Scotland, where strong winds felled a lorry on the Clackmannanshire Bridge over the Firth of Forth. In pictures: Gales hit parts of UK 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z Rivers like the Firth of Forth, lakes, such as the Serpentine in London and several unheated lidos will be holding festive dips. How dangerous is sea swimming in cold weather? 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z The German ships, missing one destroyer which had struck a mine and sunk, lay at anchor off the Isle of May in the outer reaches of the Firth of Forth, surrounded by their jailers. The day the entire German fleet surrendered 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z His body was found in woods in Kirkcaldy, across the Firth of Forth, the next day. Murders and acquisitions 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Researchers looked at blooms and plumes along the coasts of Aberdeen to the Firth of Forth, Fair Isle, Galloway peninsula and the Clyde and Tiree. Images from space may aid shark work 2014-04-02T08:57:01Z The repair and restoration bill runs into millions and the complexity and scale of the job puts it on a the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Behind the scenes at the Minster 2014-03-16T02:22:35Z He spent time in Edinburgh sending information to Germany on warships in the Firth of Forth. WW1 spies executed in the Tower 2014-02-26T00:46:55Z It was still dark in the Firth of Forth when the mighty dreadnoughts of the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet began to raise steam and one by one let slip their moorings. The day the entire German fleet surrendered 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Which is why, before my wheels turn south, I find myself outside a small house looking out across the Firth of Forth, shaking the hand of the man they call Mr Scotland. In search of the soul of Scottish rugby 2014-02-19T23:32:49Z More than 1,000 people are expected to attend events on both sides of the Firth of Forth. Safety concerns over Mikaeel tribute 2014-01-24T00:43:06Z A storm surge in Scotland is expected later on Saturday, with low-lying premises on the Firth of Forth at risk. New flood fears on UK rivers and coasts 2014-01-04T15:22:28Z On 1 January, The Loony Dook, an annual fixture in Scotland's calendar for more than 25 years, will see people plunge into the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry to mark the New Year. Revellers prepare to see in New Year 2013-12-31T08:50:12Z Under the terms of the Armistice which had ended the war they were to hand themselves over in the Firth of Forth, before being brought to the lonely Orkney anchorage of Scapa Flow. The day the entire German fleet surrendered 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z North Berwick lies on the coast of the Firth of Forth, which houses large puffin colonies on its islands. Drivers warned over hidden puffins 2013-07-29T23:05:40Z At the end of a rough-and-tumble week along the Firth of Forth, Mickelson was the only player under par. A career round gives Mickelson a claret jug 2013-07-21T18:02:10Z Not far from the course, swimmers frolicked in the Firth of Forth, taking advantage of the northern edge of a heat wave sweeping the British Isles. Woods in the mix on another sunny day at Muirfield 2013-07-19T18:01:15Z Under brilliant blue skies, the temperature climbed into the 70s and the wind off the Firth of Forth wasn't too much of a hindrance. Zach Johnson shakes off defeat, leads at Muirfield 2013-07-18T14:12:38Z GULLANE, Scotland — Sixty miles north of this tiny village on the Firth of Forth, the shops of Dunblane are still marked with their individual tributes. The Open Championship returns to Scotland on the heels of Andy Murray’s Wimbledon win 2013-07-16T22:09:18Z To the north, across the frigid Firth of Forth, the Lomond Hills are white with ice and snow; likewise the Lammermuirs to the south. British Open: Hunger Games 2013-07-11T04:00:00Z The reserve, on the edge of the Firth of Forth, is home to the largest colony of puffins in the North Sea area and is a UK hub of research into puffins. Puffin numbers 'weather storm wreck' 2013-05-30T23:11:16Z Sperm whales are rarely seen in the Firth of Forth, and to see 14 of them travelling together is very special. Rare sighting of whales in Forth 2013-04-29T16:29:27Z The event marks the end of a 10 year restoration project on the rail crossing over the Firth of Forth. Forth Bridge memorials unveiled 2012-05-18T00:40:15Z He thought that he had succeeded in bluffing the commodore to give his permission to rejoin the rest of the fleet instead of being ordered back to the Firth of Forth. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Some eleven miles eastward from the mainland of Scotland, near the entrances to the Firths of Forth and Tay, lies an extensive ledge of very dangerous rocks, nearly two miles in length. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z One of our fellow passengers—a Scotchman—told that somewhat apropos and humorous story of the “Hielandman’s” first trip across the Firth of Forth in a “nasty sea.” The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z Another acute observer states that the distant view of Athens from the �gean Sea is extremely like that of Edinburgh from the Firth of Forth, "though," he adds, "certainly the latter is considerably superior." The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z A small squadron only went, and when they came to the Firth of Forth, Seymour ran short of ammunition. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z "I was trying to make the Firth of Forth, and instead I find myself barging into the Northumberland coast." With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z At this date it included the territory north and south of the Solway from the Firth of Forth to the river Duddon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The evidence which is wanting with regard to Arthur's battle on the Camel comes to light on the Firth of Forth. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z The squadron sailed round the north of Scotland, and down the eastern coast until it came to the Firth of Forth. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z The Red Arrows display over the Firth of Forth on Friday was their first full performance in the city for 23 years. Parade marks UK Armed Forces Day 2011-06-25T09:46:38Z Slight defects in the mounting of the stern-chaser quick-firer had appeared almost as soon as the destroyer left the Firth of Forth, and the armourer's crew were hard at work rectifying the damage. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Ommatostrephes sagittatus is one of the forms that occurs off the British coasts, especially the more northern, e.g. in the Firth of Forth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The U.K. government also agreed to bring forward some payments to allow work on the second Firth of Forth road crossing to start. Scotland Will Get Power to Sell Bonds in Push for More Autonomy 2011-06-15T01:44:29Z It was while on board the Revenge that Choules witnessed the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet in November 1918 in the Firth of Forth. End of an era 2011-05-05T02:49:42Z Dy�sart, a royal and municipal burgh of Scotland, in Fife, on the Firth of Forth. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z FIFE, an eastern county of Scotland, bounded N. by the Firth of Tay, E. by the North Sea, S. by the Firth of Forth, and W. by the shires of Perth, Kinross and Clackmannan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Mists were hanging over the waters of the Firth of Forth. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z All the others flow into the Firth of Forth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z It is situated on the southern shore of the entrance to the Firth of Forth, 29� m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Dunferm�line, a royal and police burgh of Scotland, county of Fife, 3 miles N. of the Firth of Forth, and 13 miles north-west of Edinburgh. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z A summer resident in the town offered to sail them across the Firth of Forth in his yacht moored in the harbour. After all the triumphs, tragedy strikes the young life of Tom Morris 2010-07-17T23:06:00Z The "Hippodrome," bound for the Firth of Forth, had picked up a wireless when some where off the Yorkshire coast, reporting the presence of four Zeppelins. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Just a short 25-mile hop east of Edinburgh, it sits on the East Lothian coast, looking across the Firth of Forth to Fife. My Town: Catriona Matthew 2010-04-20T00:00:00Z It is situated on high ground 3 m. from the shore of the Firth of Forth, with two stations on the North British railway—Lower Dunfermline 16� m., and Upper Dunfermline 19� m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z One of his favourite resorts was a small house called Viewbank which he had taken, situated on the shores of the Firth of Forth. Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine He watched the Spaniards to the Firth of Forth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Standing on a promontory, which dominates the Firth of Forth and the hills of Edinburgh, Rossend Castle is one of the most romantic places in Scotland. Friend Mac Donald The final duty of the Harwich Force on this occasion was to screen the Indomitable while she towed the disabled Lion back to the Grand Fleet base in the Firth of Forth. The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War It lies on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth, 17 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Knowledge of the secrets of the defences of the Firth of Forth would be of the utmost advantage to Germany in the event of an invasion. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England In Britain a line of fortifications was constructed from the Firth of Forth to the Clyde. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. When the Romans came, fifty years before Christ, these Britons occupied the land practically from the south coast to the further side of the Firth of Forth. The Christian Church in These Islands before the Coming of Augustine Three Lectures Delivered at St. Paul's in January 1894 "Yes, those are the waves of the Firth of Forth breaking on the shores of Fife." The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Eventually he founded a monastery on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth. A Calendar of Scottish Saints Most fortunately, however, she cast off with her head from the rock, and narrowly cleared it, when she sailed up the Firth of Forth to wait the return of better weather. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) Another Celtic myth of the same type is to be found on the shores of the Firth of Forth. Legends & Romances of Brittany Off the dark Firth of Forth At last, Drake signalled and lay head to wind, Watching. Collected Poems Volume One Aid has been telegraphed for to Edinburgh and Dundee; but if the North Sea Squadron is still in the Firth of Forth, it cannot get here under nearly twelve hours' steaming. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Many important waterways, such as the Straits of Dover, the mouth of the Thames, the approaches to Liverpool, the Firth of Forth, Aberdeen, Lowestoft and Portsmouth, were repeatedly chosen for this form of submarine attack. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships From the easterly direction of the wind, it was considered most advisable to steer for the Firth of Forth, and there wait a change of weather. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) The town of Leith is on the shore of the Firth of Forth, not far from Edinburgh. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History The French Fleet accompanied her to Scotland, and lay in the Firth of Forth. Adventures and Recollections As we approached, the Castle rock resembled that of Stirling—in the same manner appearing to rise from a plain of cultivated ground, the Firth of Forth being on the other side, and not visible. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 The same precautions were taken off the Firth of Forth for the benefit of the battle cruisers, and outside Harwich for Admiral Tyrwhitt's light forces. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships The writer also went on board, with a view to call at the Bell Rock and to take his passage up the Firth of Forth. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) This was the year in which Paul Jones visited the Firth of Forth, and was spreading terror all round the coasts. A Hundred Years by Post A Jubilee Retrospect To escape their hands was almost certainly to fall into those of the soldiery, and over and above this, government passports were necessary for those who desired to cross the Firths of Forth and Tay. The True Story Book Inchcolm is not the only island in the Firth of Forth which is hallowed by the reputation of having been the residence of anchorets, seeking for scenes in which they might practise uninterrupted devotion. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 The squadron now beat down the east coast of Scotland, and, after capturing five or six small prizes, rounded-to off the Firth of Forth. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure In passing, Mr. Pool hailed that he must run for the Firth of Forth to prevent the vessel from “riding under.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) Tacitus, the historian, and son-in-law of Julius Agricola—the discoverer of Strathearn—imagined it to be an island formed by the meeting of the Firths of Forth and Clyde. Chronicles of Strathearn When the Angles and Saxons landed in Britain, a great part of the mountainous region north of the Firth of Forth was inhabited by a Celtic tribe, the Picts. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Two other islands in the Firth of Forth are noted in ancient ecclesiastical history—viz., Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 EDINBURGH, Scotland.—Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and one of the most romantically beautiful cities in Europe, is finely situated near the Firth of Forth. Shepp's Photographs of the World The Firth of Forth was then as calm as a lake, scarce a ripple to be seen on its surface. A Girl's Ride in Iceland From his chain of forts he could see the broad expanse of the Firth of Forth, the coast of Fife, the central Lomonds, and the distant hill-country, whose acquaintance he had already made. Chronicles of Strathearn As time went on the English kings found it to their advantage to grant to the Scottish rulers certain border districts, including the Lowlands, between the river Tweed and the Firth of Forth. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe But there is no doubt whatever about the reading, nor that the island mentioned in Macbeth is Inchcolm in the Firth of Forth. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 Certain irregularities of tide in the Firth of Forth. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The king, gayest among the gay, was singing "The King's Quhair," a ballad of his own writing, when the usher interrupted him to announce the old witch of the Firth of Forth. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls From his winter quarters behind the Firths of Forth and Clyde, Agricola sent his fleet to explore the distant northern parts. Chronicles of Strathearn The fleet sailed from the Firth of Forth for Portsmouth, and in a short time anchored at Spithead. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America In the building of the Firth of Forth bridge which was much less dangerous, more than fifty men were killed. An African Adventure The Brooklyn Suspension Bridge is 5989 feet long, and the Forth Bridge, which crosses the Firth of Forth in Scotland, is 8296 feet long. Assimilative Memory or, How to Attend and Never Forget In the year 1436, a party of horsemen, weary and belated, were seen hurrying amid the deepening darkness of a December day towards the ferry of the Firth of Forth. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls Off the Firth of Forth he abandoned the pursuit. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Before a fair wind they stood northward, Drake still at their heels, though by reason of short supplies he left them at the Firth of Forth. A History of Sea Power Agricola, a new Roman commander, made his way beyond the Firth of Forth. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole A kindly M.P. has suggested that our German naval prisoners should be employed in making the projected the ship canal between the Firths of Forth and Clyde. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 26, 1916 The view extends as far as the Firth of Forth. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author Of those battle-cruisers that looked so imposing as they rushed along towards the Firth of Forth that forenoon, at least one was to meet her fate before many days had passed. Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 We were on a lee shore, and he was anxious to haul off sufficiently to make his passage good for the Firth of Forth. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Gilbert has already made two voyages to the Thames, and one as far as the Firth of Forth, so that he is not altogether ignorant of sea affairs, and lacks not willingness for the purpose.” The Settlers A Tale of Virginia His letter found the Stella lying in Leith Roads, she having put into the Firth of Forth to remain a few days. The Three Admirals Naples, the Firth of Forth, Bombay harbour, and Trincomalee, each of which I thought perfect in their beauty, all must yield to this, which surpasses each in its different way. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 He came to Dunkirk hastily, and in private, intending to pass over alone to the Firth of Forth. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. In the Firth of Forth there are but three, one total. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445 Volume 18, New Series, July 10, 1852 The Southern, or Deira, extended from the Tees to the Humber, and the Northern, or Bernicia, reached from the Tees to the Firth of Forth. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See He has often been seen along British shores, in the Firth of Forth, for instance, and upon the coast of Wales and Ireland. Chatterbox, 1905. The surrendered ships, guarded on both sides, steamed on towards the anchorage selected for them near May Island at the entrance to the Firth of Forth; and reached there about two o'clock in the afternoon. Winning a Cause World War Stories A boat's crew recently left Newhaven pier for the oyster dredging in the Firth of Forth. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales But the seventy-four surface craft came into the Firth of Forth on the 21st of November: sixteen dreadnoughts, eight light cruisers, and fifty destroyers. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas BURNTISLAND, a royal, municipal and police burgh of Fife, Scotland, on the shore of the Firth of Forth, 5� m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" A century passed, and the coast, from Kent to the Firth of Forth, was dotted with the farms and homes of the people from the Baltic. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers The Allied fleets were anchored on the night of November 20 in the Firth of Forth above and below its famous bridge. Winning a Cause World War Stories Fian was a schoolmaster at Tranent, a small town on the south side of the Firth of Forth, and about nine miles east of Edinburgh. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales We proceeded into port in this formation, our lines gradually converging as we approached the entrance of the Firth of Forth. Our Navy in the War We were rowed over in a small boat to the Edinburgh steamer in the Firth of Forth. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Give abundant thought to wires and cables and buttresses, and nature will give the bridge across the Firth of Forth. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service All Scotland south of the Firth of Forth was ceded to England, and Balliol did homage as vassal-king for the rest. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 Cats were also thrown into the sea at other places on the Firth of Forth. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales For a discussion of the surrender the German light cruiser Koenigsberg brought representatives from the Soldiers' and Sailors' Council, which was then in nominal control of the German fleet, into the Firth of Forth. Our Navy in the War Northward his frontier reached to the Firth of Forth, and here, if we trust tradition, Eadwine founded a city which bore his name, Edinburgh, Eadwine's burgh. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 Crossing the Firth of Forth, the men saw with what activities the Naval Authorities were preparing for the reception of further warships. The Story of the "9th King's" in France In 1489, Sir Andrew Wood, with two ships, the Yellow Carvel and the Flower, inflicted a severe defeat upon five English vessels which were engaged in a piratical expedition in the Firth of Forth. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) She fell to thinking of those Saturdays that she and her mother, in the days when she was still at school, had spent on the Firth of Forth. The Judge Mitchell was scraping his saucer with the thrift that thrives north of the Firth of Forth and hatches yachts on the west shores of the Atlantic. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary The Firth of Forth had long been the limit of Northumbria, but the Picts to the north of it owned Ecgfrith's supremacy. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 With them he often skated on Duddington Loch or canoed on the Firth of Forth. The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson for Boys and Girls Sundry vessels had been described bound in for the Firth of Forth, on whose south shore, well up the Firth, stands Leith, the port of Edinburgh, distant but a mile or two from that capital. Israel Potter She wanted people to be as splendid as the countryside, as noble as the mountains, as variable within the limits of beauty as the Firth of Forth, and this was what they were really like. The Judge My one thought when we crossed over the great bridge which spans the Firth of Forth was that it was unconscionably long, and that the train slackened its speed in taking it. John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life Before thirty years were over the bulk of the island had passed beneath the Roman sway and the Roman frontier had been carried to the Firths of Forth and of Clyde. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 He was the son of a peasant farmer on the outskirts of Kirkaldy in the Firth of Forth, and had walked the whole distance, his object being to apprentice himself to some shipowner. Windjammers and Sea Tramps All French forces were to be dismissed the country, except one hundred and twenty men occupying Dunbar and Inchkeith, in the Firth of Forth. John Knox and the Reformation The author here refers to the town of Anstruther, a sea port town of Fife, on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth, of which he was minister. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 The scenery of the Firths of Forth and Clyde was brought vividly to my view, and had I been fond of indulging in sentimental effusions, my lachrymal apparatus seemed fully charged. The Personal Life of David Livingstone Bass Rock, a steep basaltic rock at the mouth of the Firth of Forth, 350 ft. high, tenanted by solan geese; once used as a prison, specially in Covenanting times. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge In that case I'll meet you one day next month—say at Land's End or the Firth of Forth. This Is the End On the evening of the same day she left for her station, East Fortune, on the Firth of Forth. British Airships, Past, Present, and Future The principal experiment was made in the Firth of Forth on the 2d of June 1787. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography Its situation is of remarkable beauty, its windows overlooking the broad expanse of the Firth of Forth, and commanding an extensive view of the country along its northern shores. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers May, Isle Of, island at the mouth of the Firth of Forth, 5½ m. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge In one of these peregrinations of ours we visited the Isle of May, an island near the mouth of the Firth of Forth, which, except in the tourist season, is singularly barren and desolate. The Captain of the Polestar Pleasantly situated on the shore of the Firth of Forth, 17 1/2 m. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 He ordered a crew of sailors to be brought up from the man-of-war guardship in the Firth of Forth; and by their united efforts the destruction of the ruined walls was at last successfully accomplished. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography Their chiefs got a hold of the land far above the Thames Estuary, in scattered spots all up the east coast of Britain, as far as the Firth of Forth. Europe and the Faith "Sine auctoritate nulla vita" In July last, Admiral the Duke of Edinburgh, with the Naval Reserve Squadron under his command, arrived in the Firth of Forth and anchored in Leith Roads. Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 After staying here some time to refit, it went to its former station, in the Firth of Forth, or Tay. The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus In the fishing villages on the Firths of Forth and Tay, as well as elsewhere in Scotland, the government is gynecocracy, as described in the text. The Antiquary — Volume 02 The conference of December 10 came to the conclusion that the Firth of Forth was the best assembly place, and that the port of Methil in that locality would offer great advantages. The Crisis of the Naval War Saft Tammie was popularly believed to be the son of a laird in one of the counties round the Firth of Forth. Dracula's Guest So said Robert Moffat as he stood with his mother on the Firth of Forth waiting for the boat to ferry him across. Beneath the Banner Who bridged the Firth of Forth, the Ganges, the Mississippi? The Warriors Having by this time familiarized myself with Edinburgh and surroundings, I made frequent trips to the Firth of Forth upon which was located the Rossyth base. The Secrets of the German War Office The passage boats at Queensferry on the Firth of Forth, watched by gangs from Inverkeithing, yielded almost as many men in the course of a year as the costly rendezvous at Leith. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore Wynter's fleet commanded the Firth of Forth, and the French soon found that, except for an occasional raid, they would have to confine their efforts to making their position at Leith impregnable. England under the Tudors Upheaval since the Roman Occupation of the Shores of the Firth of Forth. The Antiquity of Man "Send her round to Granton Pier, in the Firth of Forth." Christie Johnstone The Firth of Forth Bridge constitutes a grave danger to the Rossyth Royal naval base. The Secrets of the German War Office He would find no difficulty in swimming across the Firth of Forth at Edinburgh. Five Weeks in a Balloon He once fished eighty elephants' tusks out of a craft foundered in the Firth of Forth, to the disgust of elder Anglo-Saxons looking on from the shore. Hard Cash Recent explorations by Mr. Geikie and Dr. Young, of the sites of the old Roman harbours along the southern margin of the Firth of Forth, lead to similar inferences. The Antiquity of Man The whole surrounding country was alarmed, since for two days the squadron had been in sight beating up the Firth of Forth. Washington and His Comrades in Arms; a chronicle of the War of Independence I learned also that along the Edinburgh approach to the Firth of Forth Bridge were two pieces of ground and houses in reality owned by Germans although the deeds stood in Scottish names. The Secrets of the German War Office Favoured by a calm sea, the squadron, extended in close order to a distance of about five knots, made for the entrance of the Firth of Forth. The Coming Conquest of England "Besides, the weather is so bad outside," resumed Starr, "that the waters of the loch must be as rough as those of the Firth of Forth." The Underground City, or, the Child of the Cavern Upheaval since the Roman Occupation of the Shores of the Firth of Forth. The Antiquity of Man Beyond the Cheviots and the Tweed, Beyond the Firth of Forth, My memory returns at speed To Scotland and the North. Robert F. Murray: His Poems with a Memoir In the event of hostilities, in fact before the outbreak of war, it is no ways impossible to blow up the Firth of Forth Bridge and bottle all war vessels concentrated at the Rossyth base. The Secrets of the German War Office In the possible event of the appearance of a superior English squadron the whole fleet was to leave the Firth of Forth as rapidly as possible and disperse in all directions. The Coming Conquest of England "We are going to enter the Firth of Forth," was the general opinion. The Coming Conquest of England |
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