Rosyth (Scottish Gaelic: Ros Fhìobh, "headland of Fife") 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 10.5 miles northwest of Edinburgh city centre. To the west of Rosyth lies Limekilns village; to the east lies Inverkeithing town.
Rosyth was founded in 1909 along with Rosyth naval dockyard, built as the coastal port of Dunfermline. 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 suburb 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 (2022), making the town the 5th largest in Fife.
Distance between:
London to Rosyth342 Miles / 550 Kms Liverpool to Rosyth183 Miles / 295 Kms
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