Inchkeith

Inchkeith is an island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland.

Related Topics:
Firth of Forth - Scotland

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The island features occasionally in a riddle, "How many inches is the Forth?", playing on a pun on 'Inch' (Innis) an old Gaelic word for island, and inch, the imperial measurement.

Related Topics:
Gaelic - Island - Inch

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Inchkeith is home to Inchkeith Lighthouse, designed and built in 1803 by Thomas Smith and Robert Stevenson. The light was automated in 1986 and the Northern Lighthouse Board sold the island to Tom Farmer, entrepreneur, founder of Kwik Fit and owner of Hibernian Football Club.

Related Topics:
1803 - Thomas Smith - Robert Stevenson - 1986 - Northern Lighthouse Board - Tom Farmer - Kwik Fit - Hibernian Football Club

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The island has the lowest average rainfall in Scotland at 550mm (21.75inches) annually.

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