Inchkeith

Inchkeith
Scottish Gaelic nameInnse Coit
Meaning of namewooded island[1][2] or Coeddi's island[2]
Location
Inchkeith is located in Fife
Inchkeith
Inchkeith
Inchkeith shown within the Firth of Forth
OS grid referenceNT293826
Coordinates56°02′00″N 3°08′06″W / 56.033333°N 3.135°W / 56.033333; -3.135
Physical geography
Island groupIslands of the Forth
Area22.9 hectares (57 acres)[3]
Highest elevation60 m
Administration
Council areaFife
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population2[4]
Lymphad
References[5][6][7]
Inchkeith Lighthouse
Inchkeith Lighthouse
Map
LocationInchkeith
Fife
 Scotland
 United Kingdom
OS gridNT2929682877
Coordinates56°02′00″N 3°08′12″W / 56.033232°N 3.136643°W / 56.033232; -3.136643
Tower
Constructed1804
Designed byThomas Smith, Robert Stevenson Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionstone tower
Automated1986
Height19 metres (62 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper’s house
Markingsochre tower and building, black lantern
OperatorForth Ports[8] [9]
Heritagecategory B listed building Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit14 September 1804 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height67 metres (220 ft)
Lensfirst order Fresnel lens Edit this on Wikidata
Light sourcediesel engines
Intensity269,280 candela
Range22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 15s.

Inchkeith (from the Scottish Gaelic: Innis Cheith) is an island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, administratively part of the Fife council area.

Inchkeith has had a colourful history as a result of its proximity to Edinburgh, its strategic location for use as a home for Inchkeith Lighthouse, and for military purposes defending the Firth of Forth from attack from shipping and more recently protecting the upstream Forth Bridge and Rosyth Dockyard. Inchkeith has, by some accounts, been inhabited (intermittently) for almost 1,800 years.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Watson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Place-Names of Fife was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference gaz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  6. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  7. ^ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  8. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southeastern Scotland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  9. ^ Inchkeith Archived 13 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 15 May 2016