Cromarty Firth firth. Cromarty Firth The Cromarty Firth (; ; literally "kyles <nowiki>[</nowiki>straits] of Cromarty") is an arm of the Moray Firth in Scotland. The entrance to the Cromarty Firth is guarded by two precipitous headlands; the one on the north 151 metres high and the one on the south 141 metres high — called "The Sutors" from a fancied resemblance to a couple of shoemakers (in Scots, "souters") bent over their lasts. From the Sutors the Firth extends inland in a westerly and then south-westerly direction for a distance of 19 miles (30.6 kilometres). Excepting between Nigg Bay and Cromarty Bay
Solway Firth financial success. After the railway ceased operating, the bridge provided a popular footpath for residents of Scotland (which was dry on a Sunday) to travel to England where alcoholic drink was available. The viaduct was demolished between 1931 and 1933. The Ministry of Defence had by 1999 fired more than 6,350 depleted uranium rounds into the Solway Firth from its testing range at Dundrennan Range. The adjacent Irish Sea is a carrier of radioactive pollution as Sellafield is nearby. Solway Firth The Solway Firth () is a firth that forms part of the border between England and Scotland, between Cumbria