Editing Rosyth (section)

{{Short description|Port town in Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = Scotland
| type = Town and Garden City
| official_name = Rosyth
| gaelic_name = Ros Fhìobh
| local_name = 
| population = {{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Rosyth}}
| population_ref = ({{Scottish settlement population citation|year}})<ref>{{Scottish settlement population citation}}</ref>
| os_grid_reference = NT108831
| coordinates = {{coord|56.03388|-3.43226|display=inline,title}}
| unitary_scotland = [[Fife]]
| lieutenancy_scotland = [[Fife]]
| post_town = DUNFERMLINE
| postcode_district = KY11
| postcode_area = KY
| dial_code = 01383
| constituency_westminster = [[Dunfermline and Dollar]]
| constituency_scottish_parliament = [[Cowdenbeath (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cowdenbeath]]
| edinburgh_distance = {{convert|10.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} [[Boxing the compass|S]]
| static_image_name = Rosyth Dockyard
| static_image_caption = Photo of Rosyth Dockyard.
| london_distance = {{convert|340|mi|km|abbr=on}} [[Boxing the compass|S]]
| area_total_sq_mi = 3.2
| static_image = Construction of the HMS Queen Elizabeth. MOD 45157308.jpg
| static_image_2 = Rosythaircraftcarrierworks.jpg
| static_image_2_name = Rosyth Dockyard - By Guinnog - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19060281
}}

'''Rosyth''' {{IPAc-en|audio=Rosyth.ogg|r|ə|ˈ|s|aɪ|θ}} ({{langx|gd|Ros Fhìobh}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk/placename/?id=529|title=Fife Place-name Data :: Rosyth|website=fife-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk}}</ref> is a town and Garden City in [[Fife]], [[Scotland]], on the coast of the [[Firth of Forth]].

Scotland's first [[Garden city movement|Garden City]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bennett |first=Gabriella |date=2024-04-07 |title=Rosyth's garden city blooms again |newspaper=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/property-home/article/rosyths-garden-city-blooms-again-j5cr9z8pg |access-date=2024-04-07 |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Rosyth is part of the Greater Dunfermline Area and is located 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 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 [[Nuclear submarine|submarines]] and serve as a port and business park.<ref name=":1" />

Rosyth is near the narrowest crossing point of the Firth of Forth, so has long been strategically important, evidenced by the 15th century [[Rosyth Castle]]. Rosyth is home to 12 [[Historic Scotland]] [[listed building]]s<ref>{{Cite web |title=Listed Buildings in Rosyth Ward, Fife |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/scotland/rosyth-ward-fife |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk}}</ref> as well as sections of long distance footpaths the [[Fife Coastal Path]] and the [[Fife Pilgrim Way]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fife Coastal Path 1: Kincardine to North Queensferry |url=https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fife-stirling/kincardine-north-queensferry.shtml |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Walkhighlands |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-08 |title=Fife Pilgrim Way |url=https://fifewalking.com/find-a-walk/central-fife-walks/fife-pilgrim-way/ |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Fife Walking |language=en}}</ref>

Today, Rosyth is a [[suburb]]an [[commuter town]] of Edinburgh and Dunfermline.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rosyth {{!}} Understanding Scottish Places |url=https://www.usp.scot/Town?mainTownName=Rosyth |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=www.usp.scot}}</ref> [[Rosyth railway station|Rosyth Railway Station]] is on the [[Fife Circle Line]] and the town is bypassed by the [[M90 motorway]]. Rosyth has a population of 13,570 (2020), making the town the 5th largest in Fife.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/settlements-and-localities/mid-2020 | title=National Records of Scotland | date=31 May 2013 }}</ref>