Firths on the west coast of Scotland (from north to south) , opening into Solway Firth south of
Dumfries. •
Firth of Lorn (connects with the
Moray Firth via the
Great Glen lochs and
Caledonian Canal). • Lochs adjoining the Firth:
Loch Lochy,
Loch Linnhe,
Loch Leven,
Loch Oich. • Places:
Oban,
Fort William. • Islands:
Isle of Mull,
Lismore and
Kerrera. •
Firth of Clyde (continuing from the
River Clyde estuary). •
Sea lochs adjoining the
Firth of Clyde:
Gare Loch,
Loch Long,
Holy Loch,
Loch Striven,
Loch Riddon off the
Kyles of Bute,
Loch Fyne and
Campbeltown Loch. • Places:
Helensburgh,
Port Glasgow,
Greenock,
Gourock,
Dunoon,
Rothesay,
Wemyss Bay,
Largs,
Brodick,
Ardrossan,
Troon,
Ayr,
Girvan and
Campbeltown. Note that
Glasgow is at the tidal limit of the
River Clyde, and
Clydebank, the
Erskine Bridge and
Dumbarton are on the river estuary as it widens out towards Port Glasgow. •
Islands:
Bute,
Cumbrae,
Arran • :In
Scottish Gaelic, the Firth of Clyde is treated as two bodies, with the landward end being called (; meaning the same as the English), while the area around the south of Arran, Kintyre and Ayrshire/
Galloway is . •
Solway Firth (inlet with the rivers
Eden,
Esk and
Nith). • The
Firth is off the
Solway Coast. •
Rough Firth • Places:
Carlisle, England on the River Eden,
Annan and
Gretna, both in
Scotland.
Luce Bay,
Wigtown,
St Bees,
Aspatria Firths on the east coast of Scotland (from north to south) , with oil rigs behind from the
Fife shore of the Firth of Tay These are connected to, or form part of, the
North Sea. •
Dornoch Firth (northernmost of the eastern firths). • Places:
Dornoch,
Dornoch Firth Bridge (road bridge, long),
Bonar Bridge,
Kyle of Sutherland,
Tain,
Portmahomack on Tarbat Ness (fishing village facing west to northwest on the east coast). • Rivers:
Oykel,
Cassley,
Shin and
Carron • Headland: Tarbat Ness. •
Cromarty Firth (loch-type firth with relatively narrow opening to the sea). The Firth runs out into the
Moray Firth. • Places:
Cromarty,
Dingwall,
Invergordon. • Rivers: Conon, Orrin, Rusdale, Glass, Alness. •
Moray Firth and
Beauly Firth (a loch-type firth) connected with the Firth of
Inverness. The Firth of Inverness is rarely identified on modern maps, but forms a connection via the River Ness,
Loch Ness and the other
lochs of the
Great Glen and stretches of the
Caledonian Canal with the
Firth of Lorne on the west coast of Scotland. • Places on the
Moray Firth:
Inverness,
Nairn,
Fortrose,
Fort George. • Headlands:
Whiteness Head, Chanonry Point, Alturlie Point. • Places on the
Beauly Firth:
Beauly. •
Firth of Tay (estuary of the
River Tay). • Places:
Perth,
Dundee,
Monifieth,
Tayport,
Newport on Tay,
Newburgh, Fife. • Rivers:
Tay,
Earn. • Headland: Buddon Ness. • Islands:
Mugdrum Island •
Firth of Forth (estuary of the
River Forth). • Places:
Edinburgh,
Dunfermline,
Kirkcaldy,
Grangemouth,
Rosyth,
North Queensferry,
South Queensferry,
Musselburgh,
Crail,
Cellardyke,
Anstruther,
Pittenweem,
St Monans,
Elie,
Earlsferry,
Longniddry,
Aberlady,
Gullane,
Dirleton,
North Berwick. It is spanned by the
Queensferry Crossing, long; the
Forth Road Bridge, long; and the
Forth Bridge, long. • Rivers:
Forth,
River Avon,
Water of Leith,
River Almond,
River Esk,
River Leven •
Islands:
Bass Rock,
Craigleith,
Eyebroughy,
Fidra,
Inchcolm,
Inchgarvie,
Inchkeith,
Inchmickery,
Isle of May,
Lamb Firths on the north coast of Scotland • The
Pentland Firth. This is a strait between the Scottish mainland and the
Orkney Islands, and forms a link between the
Atlantic Ocean and
North Sea. • Places:
John o' Groats,
Canisbay,
Gills Bay,
Rattar (all Caithness) • Headlands:
Brims Ness,
Brough Ness,
Duncansby Head,
Dunnet Head • Islands:
Hoy,
Pentland Skerries,
Swona,
South Ronaldsay,
South Walls (all generally considered to be part of
Orkney);
Stroma Firths in the Northern Isles , looking northward to
Westray across Westray Firth The Northern Isles were part of Norway until the 15th century, and retain many Norse names. In Shetland in particular, "firth" can refer to smaller inlets, although
geo,
voe and
wick are as common. In Orkney, "wick" is common. •
Orkney Islands • Bay of Firth (
Firth, Orkney) •
North Ronaldsay Firth •
Stronsay Firth •
Westray Firth • Wide Firth •
Shetland Islands (Mainland) • Lax Firth (
Laxfirth) & Cat Firth near
Nesting &
Whiteness • Collafirth/Colla Firth (two places of this name) • Firths Voe,
Firth • Gon Firth • Olna Firth • Olnes Firth • Quey Firth • Unie Firth • Ura Firth • Burra Firth/Burrafirth (a number of Shetland places with this name) • Effirth • Shetland
North Isles:
Yell,
Unst • Whale Firth • Burrafirth
Other similar waters in Scotland In the
Scottish Gaelic language,
linne is used to refer to most of the firths above; it is also applied to the
Sound of Sleat,
Crowlin Sound,
Cuillin Sound,
Sound of Jura,
Sound of Raasay, and part of
Loch Linnhe. The following is a selection of other bodies of water in Scotland which are similar to various firths, but which are not termed such – • West coast •
Loch Broom (fjord),
Loch Eriboll (fjord),
Loch Hourn (fjord),
Loch Tarbert, Jura (fjord),
Loch Torridon (fjord);
Loch Sween, a fjord,
The Minch (Strait, "Skotlandsfjörð" ("Scotland's
fjord/firth") in
Old Norse.) • East coast •
Eden Mouth (estuary, near
St Andrews);
Findhorn Bay,
Montrose Basin (estuary/lagoon with narrow entrance);
Tweed mouth (estuary, very near Scottish border) Likewise, in the
Northern Isles, the words "firth" and "sound" are often used arbitrarily or interchangeably.
Bluemull Sound for example, is very similar to some of the firths in the
Shetland Islands. ==English firths==