Capital port for Scotland

摘要

The port of Leith on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth serves Edinburgh, Scotland's capital city. It is among the largest enclosed harbours in the country. Once Roman galleys made use of the sheltered anchorage a few miles to the west at Cramond, and there has been an important harbour at Leith since medieval times. Mariners were attracted to the protected haven at the mouth of the river known as the Water of Leith. The curve in the river's course, close to where it enters the Firth of Forth, created a deep channel which allowed vessels to navigate and dock close to its banks. The name Leith in fact means slow-flowing river.