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The Firth of Tay (Scottish Gaelic: Linne Tatha) is a firth
Firth

Firth is the Scots language word used to denote various coastal waters in Scotland. It is usually a large sea bay, which may be part of an estuary, or just an inlet, or even a strait....
 in Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 between the council areas of Fife
Fife

Fife is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire....
, Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross is one of Council Areas of Scotland in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire , Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling , Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas....
, the City of Dundee and Angus
Angus

Angus is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. The council area borders onto Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and the Dundee City....
, into which Scotland's largest river in terms of flow, the River Tay
River Tay

The River Tay originates in the Scottish Highlands and flows down through Strathtay , in the centre of Scotland, through Perth, Scotland and into the Firth of Tay, south of Dundee....
, empties.

Two bridges span the firth, the Tay Road Bridge
Tay Road Bridge

The Tay Road Bridge is an important road bridge in Scotland. It crosses the Firth of Tay from Newport-on-Tay in Fife to Dundee.It is around 1.4 miles long, making it one of the longest bridges in Europe, and slopes gradually downward towards Dundee....
 and the Tay Rail Bridge
Tay Rail Bridge

The Tay Bridge is a railway bridge approximately two and a quarter miles long that spans the Firth of Tay in Scotland, between the city of Dundee and the suburb of Wormit in Fife ....
.

Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary was designated a Ramsar site on July 28, 2000.

There is one major island, the marshy Mugdrum Island
Mugdrum Island

Mugdrum Island lies in the Firth of Tay, offshore from the town of Newburgh, Fife, Fife, in the east of Scotland....
.

The Firth of Tay
Firth of Tay (Antarctica)

Firth of Tay is a sound, 12 miles long and 6 miles wide, extending in a NW-SE direction between the northeast side of Dundee Island and the east portion of Joinville Island....
 in Antarctica
Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctica of the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean....
 was discovered in 1892-93 by Captain Thomas Robertson
Thomas Robertson

Thomas Robertson is the name of:*Thomas A. Robertson , U.S. Representative from Kentucky*Thomas Robertson Scottish Anctartic explorer, captain of the 1904 the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition to the South Orkney Islands on ship Scotia....
 of the Dundee whaling
Whaling

Whaling is the hunting of whales and dates back to at least 4,000 BC. The evolution of traditional Arctic whaling developed with increasing rapidity with early organized fleets in the 17th century; competitive national whaling industries in the 18th and 19th centuries; and the introduction of factory ships along with the concept of whale "har...
 expedition and named by him after the one in Scotland.






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The Firth of Tay (Scottish Gaelic: Linne Tatha) is a firth
Firth

Firth is the Scots language word used to denote various coastal waters in Scotland. It is usually a large sea bay, which may be part of an estuary, or just an inlet, or even a strait....
 in Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 between the council areas of Fife
Fife

Fife is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire....
, Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross is one of Council Areas of Scotland in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire , Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling , Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas....
, the City of Dundee and Angus
Angus

Angus is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. The council area borders onto Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and the Dundee City....
, into which Scotland's largest river in terms of flow, the River Tay
River Tay

The River Tay originates in the Scottish Highlands and flows down through Strathtay , in the centre of Scotland, through Perth, Scotland and into the Firth of Tay, south of Dundee....
, empties.

Two bridges span the firth, the Tay Road Bridge
Tay Road Bridge

The Tay Road Bridge is an important road bridge in Scotland. It crosses the Firth of Tay from Newport-on-Tay in Fife to Dundee.It is around 1.4 miles long, making it one of the longest bridges in Europe, and slopes gradually downward towards Dundee....
 and the Tay Rail Bridge
Tay Rail Bridge

The Tay Bridge is a railway bridge approximately two and a quarter miles long that spans the Firth of Tay in Scotland, between the city of Dundee and the suburb of Wormit in Fife ....
.

Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary was designated a Ramsar site on July 28, 2000.

There is one major island, the marshy Mugdrum Island
Mugdrum Island

Mugdrum Island lies in the Firth of Tay, offshore from the town of Newburgh, Fife, Fife, in the east of Scotland....
.

The Firth of Tay
Firth of Tay (Antarctica)

Firth of Tay is a sound, 12 miles long and 6 miles wide, extending in a NW-SE direction between the northeast side of Dundee Island and the east portion of Joinville Island....
 in Antarctica
Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctica of the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean....
 was discovered in 1892-93 by Captain Thomas Robertson
Thomas Robertson

Thomas Robertson is the name of:*Thomas A. Robertson , U.S. Representative from Kentucky*Thomas Robertson Scottish Anctartic explorer, captain of the 1904 the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition to the South Orkney Islands on ship Scotia....
 of the Dundee whaling
Whaling

Whaling is the hunting of whales and dates back to at least 4,000 BC. The evolution of traditional Arctic whaling developed with increasing rapidity with early organized fleets in the 17th century; competitive national whaling industries in the 18th and 19th centuries; and the introduction of factory ships along with the concept of whale "har...
 expedition and named by him after the one in Scotland. He also named nearby Dundee Island
Dundee Island

Dundee Island is an ice-covered island lying east of the northeastern tip of Antarctic Peninsula and south of Joinville Island.On January 8, 1893, during the Dundee Whaling Expedition, the island was named by Captain Thomas Robertson of the Active and named for the home port, Dundee, Scotland, whence the ship sailed in company with t...
 in honour of the main city on the firth.

Towns and villages along the coast

  • Balmerino
  • Broughty Ferry
    Broughty Ferry

    Broughty Ferry is a suburb on the eastern edge of the City of Dundee, situated on the shore of the Firth of Tay in eastern Scotland. "The Ferry" was formerly an independent burgh from 1864 until it was absorbed into the Royal Burgh of Dundee in 1913....
  • Dundee
  • Invergowrie
    Invergowrie

    Invergowrie is a village on the north bank of the River Tay to the west of Dundee. Although formally incorporated as part of Dundee, it is located in Perth and Kinross ....
  • Monifieth
    Monifieth

    Monifieth is a town and former police burgh in the subdivisions of Scotland of Angus, Scotland....
  • Newburgh
    Newburgh, Fife

    Newburgh is a royal burgh of Fife, Scotland having a population of 2040 . Newburgh has grown little since 1901 when the population was counted at 1904 persons....
  • Newport-on-Tay
    Newport-on-Tay

    Newport-on-Tay is a small town in the north east of Fife in Scotland. Practically speaking, it is a suburb of Dundee located opposite the city between the south ends of the Tay Rail Bridge and the Tay Road Bridge....
  • Tayport
    Tayport

    Tayport is located in Fife, Scotland.Te oportet alte ferri - "It is encumbent on you to carry yourself high."Tayport lies close to the north east tip of Fife....


Places of interest

  • Balmerino Abbey
    Balmerino Abbey

    Balmerino Abbey, or St Edward's Abbey, in Balmerino, Fife, Scotland, was a Cistercians monastic community founded in 1227 to 1229 by monks from Melrose Abbey with the patronage of Ermengarde de Beaumont and King Alexander II of Scotland....
  • Broughty Castle Museum
    Broughty Castle

    Broughty Castle is a historic castle in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland, completed around 1495 Although the site may have been first fortified in 1454 when the fourth Earl of Angus received permission to build on the site....
  • Mugdrum Island
    Mugdrum Island

    Mugdrum Island lies in the Firth of Tay, offshore from the town of Newburgh, Fife, Fife, in the east of Scotland....
  • Tay Rail Bridge
    Tay Rail Bridge

    The Tay Bridge is a railway bridge approximately two and a quarter miles long that spans the Firth of Tay in Scotland, between the city of Dundee and the suburb of Wormit in Fife ....
  • Tay Road Bridge
    Tay Road Bridge

    The Tay Road Bridge is an important road bridge in Scotland. It crosses the Firth of Tay from Newport-on-Tay in Fife to Dundee.It is around 1.4 miles long, making it one of the longest bridges in Europe, and slopes gradually downward towards Dundee....
  • Tentsmuir Forest
    Tentsmuir Forest

    Tentsmuir Forest in Fife, Scotland, stands next to Kinshaldy Beach with a view across the Firth of Tay. Covering some 50 square miles, the area was originally moorland before acquisition by the Forestry Commission in the 1920s....