History of Leith, Edinburgh

Detail from a 16th century map showing a Leith armed merchantman in battle with a ship from Hamburg

It is an odd fact that when visitors come to Leith they are in a different place from Edinburgh. Somehow, even today, there is a community feeling that just doesn. t exist anywhere else in the city
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The story of the creation of a Scottish colony the Isthmus of Darien in Central America. (more…)

In 1622 the usual excitements of the past were varied by a sea battle in the middle of Leith. Harbour. (more…)

A brief history of the Port of Leith itself, looking at how Leith developed into the commercial center it is, and how various industries impacted on the development of the port. (more…)