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Leith| Port in City of Edinburgh unitary authority, Scotland, south of the Firth of Forth, which was incorporated into Edinburgh in 1920. Leith was granted to Edinburgh as its port by Robert the Bruce in 1329. By the 15th century, Leith dominated the maritime commerce of the Lothian area, and several times served as a military strongpoint. The port is now a zone for service sector development. |
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| And I sat back and marvelled secretly at this encyclopaedic-minded man, this Leith Clay-Randolph, this common tramp who made himself at home in my den, charmed such friends as gathered at my small table, outshone me with his brilliance and his manners, spent my spending money, smoked my best cigars, and selected from my ties and studs with a cultivated and discriminating eye. Up the stone gully of Leith Walk, when they came to cross it, the breeze made a rush and set the flames of the street-lamps quavering; and when at last they had mounted to the Royal Terrace, where Captain Mackenzie lived, a great salt freshness came in their faces from the sea. He lived in the town of Leith, which is near Edinburgh, and, in truth, is a mere suburb of Auld Reekie. |