Leith, port of Edinburgh, lying north of the city centre on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. It is part of the council area of the City of Edinburgh, in the historic county of Midlothian, southeastern Scotland.
Is Leith rough?
It has been the city's port since settlement and until 1920 was a separate town to Edinburgh. Following WWII, the area gained a reputation as a rough area but in the last decade, Leith has become a hugely popular area, thanks to major regeneration efforts.
What is Edinburgh's County?
Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's second-most populous city and the seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom.