THE BINKS

South Queensferry. The blue plaque reads as follows:

Until about 1812 this natural jetty formed by these rocks was a regular landing place for the Queen's Ferry. So named since Margaret 2nd wife of Malcolm Canmore King of Scots from 1058 - 1093, endowed ships fpr the free passage of pilgrims and the poor and hostels for them on either shore. It may be assumed that she used the ferry herself when going between Dunfermline and Edinburgh Castle.

The lower plaque underneath is to commemorate the 900th year of her death - placed here by the St Margaret's Chapel Guild in 1993.