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Le Water of Leith est la rivière principale d'Édimbourg, la capitale d'Écosse.
1. Géographie
Sa source se trouve sur les pentes des Pentland Hills à West Lothian au-dessus du barrage Harperrig Reservoir par lequel il coule. Ensuite il serpente à travers tout Edimbourg, du faubourg Balerno dans le sud-ouest jusqu'au port de Leith au nord-est de la ville, où il se jette dans le Firth of Forth après 29 km. Son bassin versant couvre 117 km2. Par extension, il désigne le nom du quartier qu'a habité Robert Louis Stevenson (écrivain voyageur).
Le port de Leith jouxte Édimbourg.
1. Voir aussi
Liste des cours d'eau d'Écosse Site Web de la Fondation Water of Leith Conservation Trust
1. Notes et références
Portail de l’Écosse Portail des lacs et cours d'eau
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Port of Leith
The Port of Leith is a major seaport facility on Scotland’s east coast, serving the city of Edinburgh. It is operated by Forth Ports, and is Scotland’s largest enclosed deep-water port. Much of the port is built on reclaimed land, with the shore moving northwards over the years.
From the 1990s onward, Leith has seen major regeneration. Projects include the Ocean Terminal shopping complex (with the permanently berthed royal yacht HMY Britannia) and the Victoria Quay offices of the Scottish Government.
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Leith
Leith (; Scottish Gaelic: Lìte) is a suburb to the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying at the mouth of the Water of Leith. It is home to the Port of Leith.
The earliest surviving historical references are in the royal charter authorising the construction of Holyrood Abbey in 1128 in which it is termed Inverlet (Inverleith). After centuries of control by Edinburgh, Leith was made a separate burgh in 1833 only to be merged into Edinburgh in 1920.
Leith is located on the southern coast of the Firth of Forth and lies within the City of Edinburgh council area; since 2007 it has formed one of 17 multi-member wards of the city.
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Port of Leith distillery
The Port of Leith distillery is a whisky distillery in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located in the Leith area of the city, close to the Ocean Terminal shopping centre and the Royal Yacht Britannia.
It is the first vertical distillery to be built in the United Kingdom, the building reaching nine stories tall. As well as working distillery, it is also a visitor attraction, with panoramic views of the city from a top-floor bar. The vertical layout is the result of the small plot of land it is built on; this caused significant challenges during the design and construction, and the project ended up costing £12m.
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Water of Leith
The Water of Leith (Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Lìte) is a river in Edinburgh, Scotland. It rises in the Pentland Hills before flowing through the centre of the city and emptying into the Firth of Forth at the port of Leith.
