Rosyth

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Rosyth (Scottish Gaelic: Ros Fhìobh) is a medium-sized town and Garden City in the historic region of Fife, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth. Scotland's first Garden City, Rosyth is a large part of the Greater Dunfermline Area, with only the A823(M) motorway separating the two large communities. located about 3 miles south of Dunfermline city centre and 10 miles northwest of Edinburgh city centre. To the west of Rosyth lies Limekilns and to the east lies Inverkeithing. Rosyth was designed to have shops and pubs just a short distance from home; due to this, there is no main street or high street but several central areas along Queensferry Road and Castlandhill Road. Rosyth was founded along with the finished construction of Rosyth Dockyard in March 1916, built as a naval base for World War I battleships to protect the North Sea. Rosyth played a key role in World War II defending the North Sea, especially during the German occupation of Norway. It was then redeveloped to maintain...

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