Cramond Island is a tidal island, which is attached to Cramond on the north bank of the Firth of Forth at low tide by a causeway of just under a mile. The causeway is a bit broken in places but is generally an easy walk. I first tried to visit the island in September 2009 but when I got to Cramond there was building work going on and the causeway was shut, so I had to come back on my next visit to Scotland in May 2010. It was a lovely sunny afternoon and there were dozens of other people who were also visiting the island. I found the 2 geocaches on the island and had a quick look round some of the ruins on it. It was fortified in World War 2. Alongside the causeway there is a row of tall concrete blocks, which were built as a submarine defence boom. The island was an important Roman signal station. The name Cramond comes from Caer Almond - "castle on the Almond River".
Causeway to Cramond Island
Cramond Island from Cramond
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