Leith Roads

Leith Roads is a stretch of water off the coastal town of Leith, Scotland.[1] The waters extend about two miles (3 km) offshore and provide a generally safe anchor, protected from the gales as they are, by Inchkeith.

The Resolution Yacht returning to Leith Roads from a Cruise in Scotch Waters, in 1848 from a drawing by John Christian Schetky

The English landscape painter J. M. W. Turner drew a pair of sketches in 1822 entitled Shipping in Leith Roads which are part of the Tate's collection.[2]

References
  1. "Leith Roads, Firth of Forth". www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. "J.M.W. Turner: Shipping in Leith Roads". www.tate.org.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

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