Islands
| Island | Gaelic Name | Meaning of name | Location | Area (ha) | Highest point | Last inhabited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloa Inch | Unknown | Alloa island | grid reference NS871915 | 7001330000000000000 c. 33 | <5 | 1960 !20th century? |
| Bass Rock | Unknown | Possibly from Gaelic bathais, meaning "forehead". | grid reference NT602874 | 70007500000000000007.5 | 107 | 1970 !1970s |
| Craigleith | Creag Lìte | Rock of Leith | grid reference NT555868 | 70005000000000000005 | 24 | 1 !Inhabitation unlikely |
| Cramond Island | Unknown | island of the fort on the Almond river | grid reference NT194785 | 70007700000000000007.7 | 28 | 1944 !Possibly World War II |
| Fidra | Unknown | From the Norse for "feather island" | grid reference NT513868 | 700110000000000000010 | 20 | 1970 |
| Inchcolm | Innis Choluim | Calum/Malcolm or Columba's island | grid reference NT189824 | 70009000000000000009 | 34 | 2010 !Inhabited |
| Inchgarvie | Innis Garbhach | rough island | grid reference NT136795 | 69998300000000000000.83 | 19 | 1945 !Probably World War II |
| Inchkeith | Possibly Innis Cheith or Innis Coit. | wooded island | grid reference NT294825 | 700120000000000000020 | 59 | 1986 |
| Inchmickery | Possibly Innis nam Bhiocaire | Possibly "island of the vicar" | grid reference NT207803 | 7000400000000000000 <5 | 14 | 1945 !Probably World War II |
| The Lamb | Unknown | From a common Norse name for a small island | grid reference NT536867 | 69995000000000000000.5 | 15 | 1 !Inhabitation unlikely |
| Isle of May | Eilean Mhàigh | Possibly "gull island" | grid reference NT653996 | 700145000000000000045 | 50 | 1989 |
| Tullibody Inch | Unknown | Tullibody island | grid reference NS862925 | 70006000000000000006 | <5 | 2 !Unknown |
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