Cramond Island
Local highlightA tidal causeway leads out to Cramond Island from Cramond, the old fishing village at the mouth of the River Almond, next to the Cramond Roman fort. People have grazed the island since at least the 12th century, when it belonged to the Bishop of Dunkeld, but most of what’s visible today is wartime: a row of angular concrete pylons lines the causeway, part of a Second World War boom built to stop small enemy boats slipping into the Forth, and the island itself has gun emplacements from the same period, plus long views up the Forth.
Walking out is free, but the crossing is strictly tidal: the causeway floods on the way in, and people get caught out and stranded most years. Check the safe crossing times posted at the esplanade, or text CRAMOND to 81400, and don’t try to beat an incoming tide.
