English
Français
HMS Caledonia (shore establishment)
His Majesty’s Ship Caledonia (HMS Caledonia) is a military establishment of the Royal Navy based next to the former Royal Naval Dockyard, Rosyth in Scotland.
Nearby Places View Menu
96 m
HMS Scotia
HMS Scotia is a Royal Naval Reserve unit. It was formed in 1958, then reorganised in 1994 and currently recruits volunteers from the east of Scotland. The unit has accommodation and other facilities, headquartered in Rosyth Naval Dockyard.
668 m
Pattiesmuir
Pattiesmuir (formerly Pettimuir, Pettymuir and also known as Patiemuir, Patiesmuir and Peattie Muir) is a small, dormitory hamlet located in the west of Fife, in Scotland. It lies west of Rosyth and south west of Dunfermline.
820 m
Goliath (Rosyth)
Goliath is a crane in Rosyth Dockyard, Scotland, with a lift capacity of 1,000 tonnes (980 long tons; 1,100 short tons), the largest in Britain.
1.0 km
Rosyth
Rosyth (Scottish Gaelic: Ros Fhìobh) is a town and Garden City in Fife, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth.
Scotland's first Garden City, Rosyth is part of the Greater Dunfermline Area and is located 3 miles south of Dunfermline city centre and 10 miles northwest of Edinburgh city centre. To the west of Rosyth lies Limekilns and to the east lies Inverkeithing.
Rosyth was founded along with the finished construction of Rosyth Dockyard in March 1916, built as a naval base for World War I battleships to protect the North Sea. Rosyth played a key role in World War II defending the North Sea especially during the German occupation of Norway. It was then redeveloped to maintain submarines and serve as a port and business park.
Rosyth is near the narrowest crossing point of the Firth of Forth, so has long been strategically important, evidenced by the 15th century Rosyth Castle. Rosyth is home to 12 Historic Scotland listed buildings as well as sections of long distance footpaths the Fife Coastal Path and the Fife Pilgrim Way.
Today, Rosyth is a suburban commuter town of Edinburgh and Dunfermline. Rosyth Railway Station is on the Fife Circle Line and the town is bypassed by the M90 motorway. Rosyth has a population of 13,570 (2020), making the town the 5th largest in Fife.