Inchgarvie
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Inchgarvie is a small island in the Firth of Forth to the east of Scotland. It is near the Forth Bridge. It is heavily fortified from World War II and rumoured to be full of oversized rats.
It featured in the 2000 film version of Iain Banks' book Complicity (1993), (directed by Gavin Millar).
The name comes from Innis Garbhach which is Scottish Gaelic for 'Rough Island'.
Historically, there was a thriving resident fishing industry in the Firth of Forth located at South Queensferry which was based on young herring called GARVIES. Local tradition has it that the island takes its name from the young fish which sheltered in large shoals around its shores.
It features occasionally in a riddle, "How many inches is the Forth?", playing on a pun on 'Inch' (Innis) an old Scottish Gaelic word for island, and inch, the imperial measurement.
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