Fitherae
Fitherae (airchaically "Fidrey"[5] or " Fetheray"[6]) is an uninhabitit island in the Firth o Forth, 4 kilometre (2.5 mi) north-wast o Northbarrick, on the east coast o Scotland.
| Gaelic name | Fiodra |
|---|---|
| Norse name | Fiðrey |
| Meanin o name | Norse for "feather island"[1] |
 Fitherae | |
| Location | |
  Fitherae Fitherae shawn within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NT5186 |
| Coordinates | 56°04′N 2°47′W / 56.07°N 2.78°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Islands o the Forth |
| Aurie | c. 10 ha |
| Heichest elevation | c. 20 m |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | East Lowden |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 0 |
 | |
| References | [2][3][4] |
References
eedit- ↑ Ryder, N.L. "Displacement of bone waste by seagulls" Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (pdf) Circaea: The Bulletin of the Association for Environmental Archaeology. 6 No. 2 (1990) University of York. p. 85. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ↑ General Register Office for Scotland (28 Nov 2003) Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands Archived 2007-05-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 July 2007.
- ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel (1846). "Faifley - Fifeshire". A Topographical. Retrieved 18 Juin 2008.
- ↑ Skene, W. F. (November 1862) "Of the early Frisian Settlements in Scotland". Antiquaries of Scotland. 4 Part 1.