Sailing, fishing, shipbuilding and trading across the oceans are all part of Edinburgh’s heritage.
These old photos selected from the Evening News archives include a flavour of the influence the sea has had on the city.
Scroll through the pictures and get a flavour of life on the coast in the 1950s and 1960s.
1. off to sea from Granton
The Auld Reekie leaves Granton in June 1969. | TSPL Photo: Ian Brand
2. Fishing boats at Newhaven harbour
Fishing boats at Newhaven harbour in February 1965 | TSPL
3. Rowing boats in winter
Rowing boats abandoned for the winter at St Margaret's Loch in Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, November 1965. | TSPL
4. Tied up at Port Seton
Fishing boats tied up at Port Seton harbour in East Lothian, December 1965 | TSPL
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