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Inchkeith (from the (スコットランド・ゲール語:Innis Cheith)) is an island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, administratively part of the Kinghorn parish of the county of Fife. Inchkeith has had a colourful history as a result of its proximity to Edinburgh and strategic location for use as home for a lighthouse and for military purposes defending the Firth of Forth from attack from shipping, and more recently protecting the upstream Forth Bridge and Rosyth Dockyard. Inchkeith has, by some accounts, been inhabited (intermittently) for almost 1,800 years. Inchkeith is approximately half the size of the Isle of May at the mouth of the Firth, but is higher. ==Geography and climate== Although most of the island is of volcanic origin, the island’s geology is surprisingly varied. As well as the igneous rock, there are also some sections of sandstone, shale, coal and limestone. The shale contains a great number of fossils. There are several springs on the island. The island has the lowest average rainfall in Scotland at annually. The island has an abundance of springs, as noted by James Grant. James Boswell noted two wells on the island during his visit, and speculated as to the former existence of a third within the Castle. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Inchkeith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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