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Navigation buoy in the Firth of Forth, about a mile south of Downing Point. Vital in these busy but rock infested waters. The buoys provide a tide proof haul out for seals. (I think these are common seals, but am not quite sure)
©Richard Webb
The view mid channel heading West towards the Forth Bridges.
©Simon Johnston
Dist:0.1km<br/>View from near the catmarker navigation buoy out in the shipping channel looking toward Oxcars and Inchkeith. Islands of the Forth: http://www.geograph.org.uk/gallery/islands_of_the_forth_6400
©Simon Johnston
Dist:0.5km<br/>The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Fort Austin heads out of the Forth Estuary with the Midlothian coastline in the background. http://www.toysoutofthepram.com/html/rfa_fort_austin_a386.html
©Simon Johnston
Dist:0.6km<br/>A Fireball makes steady progress against the backdrop of angry skies, the Forth Bridge and Hound Point Tanker Terminal during the first race day at the DBSC annual regatta.
©Simon Johnston
Dist:0.7km<br/>The QE2 on her farewell visit to Scotland, seen here passing the city lights of Edinburgh on the Midlothian coast and the ski slope lights on the Pentlands. Taken from the 'Secret Garden', Donibristle House, Donibristle Gardens. Her big sister: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/967708 Earlier that day: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1002292
©Simon Johnston
Dist:0.8km<br/>The QE2 on her farewell visit to Scotland, seen here on her way past Edinburgh. Taken from the 'Secret Garden', Donibristle House, Dalgety Bay. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1002434 More of the QE2: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1002292 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1002320 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1002394
©Simon Johnston
Dist:1.0km<br/>Looking toward the Forth Bridges. Islands of the Forth: http://www.geograph.org.uk/gallery/islands_of_the_forth_6400
©Simon Johnston
Dist:1.0km north<br/>It wiz a braw bricht moonlicht nicht, tha' nicht. Donibristle Bay, Fife. Looking toward the City of Edinburgh. Arthur's Seat looming out of the darkness beyond.
©Simon Johnston
Dist:1.0km north<br/>Inchcolm from the Coastal Path, Donibristle Point, The Wynd. Long Craig and Haystack Rocks shown in front of Inchcolm. Inchmickery, far right. Braefoot Gas Terminal, far left. 8am Bigger pic? http://www.mgkscot.com/pieman/pieman's_digital_pic_of_scotland/pan/2005-08-18_003_NT-161-829-GB.jpg
©Simon Johnston
Dist:1.0km northwest<br/>View of the River Forth from Fife Coastal Path. The latest British assault carrier HMS Ocean (L12)anchored midway between Downing Point (seen in foreground) on the Fife coast and Hound Point on the Midlothian coast. Photo taken from Donibristle looking south. For info on HMS Ocean: http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.1771 http://www.navynews.co.uk/ships/ocean.asp# http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/ocean/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ocean_(L12)
©Simon Johnston
Dist:1.0km north<br/>
©kim traynor
Dist:1.1km northeast<br/>Looking toward the Midlothian coast, Leith and Granton. National Solo class http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo_(dinghy) yachtsmen head toward Inchmickery during the second race day at the DBSC annual regatta. Race results can be found here: http://www.dalgetybaysc.org/DBSCRegatta2009.htm Sailing class Assiociation: http://www.solosailing.org.uk More pics of the Dalgety Bay Regatta can be found here: Saturday 16th May 2009 http://www.essentialstorage.co.uk/privatium_piemanius/Non-Essential-Photography/pieman_pics/DBSC/DBSC_Regatta_2009-05-16/FrameSet.htm Sunday 17th May 2009 http://www.essentialstorage.co.uk/privatium_piemanius/Non-Essential-Photography/pieman_pics/DBSC/DBSC_Regatta_2009-05-17/FrameSet.htm
©Simon Johnston
Dist:1.1km northwest<br/>Clockwise from Downing Point peninsula, Donibristle House and Gardens, Donibristle Bay, Braefoot Bay Marine Gas Terminal, Inchcolm Island, Inchmickery island, Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh, Cramond Island, Dalmeny, Hound Point Marine Oil Terminal, Forth Bridge, North Queensferry. Bigger Pic? http://www.mgkscot.com/pieman/pieman's_digital_pic_of_scotland/pan/downing-point.jpg
©Simon Johnston
Dist:1.1km northwest<br/>Looking toward Inchcolm you can see the smaller rocks of 'The Haystack' (in front of Inchcolm) and 'Car Craig' (left of Inchcolm) Islands of the Forth: http://www.geograph.org.uk/gallery/islands_of_the_forth_6400
©Simon Johnston

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