Water of Leith

river in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, flows into the Firth of Forth
Place river Q3566668
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Water of Leith

Summary

Water of Leith is a river[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Water of Leith is located in City of Edinburgh[3].
  • Water of Leith is located in West Lothian[4].
  • Water of Leith is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Water of Leith's instance of is recorded as river[6].
  • Water of Leith's Commons category is recorded as Water of Leith[7].
  • Water of Leith's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Firth of Forth[8].
  • Water of Leith's lake on watercourse is recorded as Harperrig Reservoir[9].
  • Water of Leith's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.982685, 'lon': -3.174778}[10].
  • Water of Leith's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Millstone Rig[11].
  • Water of Leith's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Water of Leith[12].
  • Water of Leith's category for the water basin is recorded as Category:Water of Leith basin[13].
  • Water of Leith's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'Uisge Lìte'}[14].
  • Water of Leith's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Water of Leith'}[15].
  • Water of Leith's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+35'}[16].
  • Water of Leith's historic county is recorded as Midlothian[17].

Body

Geography

Water of Leith is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include City of Edinburgh[3], a council area[18], in United Kingdom[19] and West Lothian[4], a council area[20], in United Kingdom[21].

Physical Characteristics

Water of Leith's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+35'}[16].

Designation and Status

Water of Leith's instance of is recorded as river[6].

Why It Matters

Water of Leith has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . maps.nls.uk. maps.nls.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . explore.osmaps.com. explore.osmaps.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . maps.nls.uk. maps.nls.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Chalmd · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Coordinate location {'lat': 55.982685, 'lon': -3.174778}
    Topic's main category Category:Water of Leith
    Historic county Midlothian
    Length {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+35'}
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