Inchkeith
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| Gaelic name | Innse Coit |
|---|---|
| Meanin o name | widit island[1][2] or Coeddi's island[2] |
| Location | |
  Inchkeith Inchkeith shawn within the Firth o Forth | |
| OS grid reference | NT293826 |
| Coordinates | 56°02′00″N 3°08′06″W / 56.033333°N 3.135°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Islands o the Forth |
| Aurie | 22.9 hectares (57 acres)[3] |
| Heichest elevation | 60 m |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Fife |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 0[4] |
 | |
| References | [5][6][7] |
Inchkeith (from the Scots Gaelic: Innis Cheith) is an island in the Firth o Forth, Scotland, admeenistratively part o the Kinghorn pairish o the coonty o Fife.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ William J. Watson, Celtic Place-Names of Scotland, (Edinburgh, 1926), new ed. (Edinburgh, 2004), p. 382.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Taylor, Simon; Gilbert Markus (2006). The Place-Names of Fife, Vol. 1, West Fife between Leven and Forth. Donington: Shaun Tyas. pp. 411–12. ISBN 1900289776.
- ↑ "Overview of Inchkeith". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
- ↑ Naitional Records o Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
