Inverkeithing East And West Harbour

The first records of a port at Inverkeithing date to the 14th Century; Inverkeithing was probably the landing place for the early Queensferry Passage during the 12th century. A harbour is first recorded in 1587; in 1666, there is further mention of piers and "heads". In 1703, it was recorded that "the entry to Inverkeithing Bay or Harbour is large and open... Along the Shoar below there is a large and convenient key of Stone". The present harbour dates from the late 18th century, constructed as the terminus for the Halbeath Waggon Way - built in 1783. The Halbeath Waggon way took coal from the Halbeath Colliery to be exported via Inverkeithing harbour. Shipping peaked in the late 18th and…

The present harbour dates from the 18th century and early 19th century, with later alterations and repairs. The harbour features a 20th-century metal footbridge runs running over the sluice, in place of where the Halbeath Railway formerly crossed the Keithing Burn.