List of places in Dundee
Encyclopedia
This List of places in Dundee is a list of links for any town
, village
, hamlet
, airport
, museum ship
, railway, school
, theatre
, university
in the Dundee City council area.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
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Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
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Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
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Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
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Museum ship
A museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is a ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public, for educational or memorial purposes...
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School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
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Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
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University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in the Dundee City council area.
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- BalgayBalgayBalgay is a suburb in the west end of Dundee, Scotland. The name, derived from Gaelic, seems to mean 'stead of the marsh/wind' . During the 17th century, Balgay House was built and now this has become incorporated into Royal Victoria Hospital. Balgay Hill and Victoria Park were acquired by Dundee...
, Balgay Hill - BalgilloBalgilloBalgillo is a housing development in the Dundee suburb of Broughty Ferry. It is bounded by Balgillo Road to the south, the A92 Dundee to Arbroath dual carriageway to the north, Balgillo Road East to the west, and Panmurefield Village to the east. The current city councillor for the area is the...
- Balgowan, DundeeBalgowan, DundeeBalgowan is an area of Dundee, Scotland. The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic Baile Ghobhainn, meaning "blacksmith's stead" ....
- Barnhill, DundeeBarnhill, DundeeBarnhill is an area of Broughty Ferry, which is a suburb of the city of Dundee, Scotland. It is approximately 4½ miles east of Dundee City Centre. Until the late 19th century, Barnhill was a separate village.-Description:...
- Blackness, DundeeBlackness, DundeeBlackness is an area of the city of Dundee. Broadly, Blackness is located to the north of the city's West End and is centred around the Blackness Road, where a number of small, local shops are located...
- Broughty FerryBroughty FerryBroughty Ferry is a suburb on the eastern side of the City of Dundee, on the shore of the Firth of Tay in eastern Scotland...
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- Caird HallCaird HallThe Caird Hall is the principal concert auditorium in Dundee, Scotland.Built between 1914 and 1923 and named after its benefactor, the jute baron James Key Caird, the Caird Hall regularly hosts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra....
- Camperdown, DundeeCamperdown, DundeeCamperdown is an area of Dundee, Scotland, best known for Camperdown Park, which is the largest park in the city.The name is Dutch in origin, being the English version of Kamperduin, a village of the North Holland province on the North Sea coast of the Netherlands...
, Camperdown Park - Charleston, DundeeCharleston, DundeeCharleston is an area located on the northwest edge of Dundee, Scotland. Menzieshill is located to the immediate southwest, Camperdown borders it to the north, and Lochee is to the east. The area is home to two primary schools - Charleston Primary and St Clement's Primary - as well as a library...
- City Centre, DundeeCity Centre, DundeeUntil the industrial revolution the current City Centre represented the full extent of the City of Dundee. Now roughly encircled by the Marketgait dual carriageway, the city centre is now the main shopping and commercial district...
- ClaverhouseClaverhouseClaverhouse is an area of Dundee, Scotland. John Graham of Claverhouse , known to history as "Bonnie Dundee" or "Bluidy Clavers" by his supporters and detractors respectively, was the laird of Claverhouse, although he was born at Glen Ogilvie, near Glamis....
- Craigiebank, DundeeCraigiebank, DundeeCraigiebank is an area of eastern Dundee, Scotland. It borders three other areas of the city: West Ferry to the east, Pitkerro to the north, Baxter Park and East Port to the south-west. The councillor for the area is the Scottish National Party's John Corrigan....
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- Dens ParkDens ParkDens Park is a football stadium located on Dens Road in Dundee, Scotland. The stadium is the home of Dundee F.C. and has a capacity of 12,085...
- Discovery PointDiscovery PointDiscovery Point is a point formed of glacial moraine, marking the west side of the entrance to Moraine Fjord, South Georgia. First surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Nordenskjold...
- Douglas, DundeeDouglas, DundeeDouglas and Angus is an area of Eastern Dundee, Scotland. It is located between Whitfield to the North and Broughty Ferry to the East, bordering the neighbouring council area of Angus...
- Downfield, DundeeDownfield, DundeeDownfield is a residential area located in the north of Dundee, Scotland, centred on the stretch of the Strathmartine Road between the Kingsway and the northern boundary of Dundee...
- Duncan of Jordanstone School of Art and Design
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- Dundee AirportDundee Airport-Road:The airport lies on the main A85 Riverside Drive, which links the city centre to the Kingsway and the A90, with the airport barely a couple of kilometers from the city centre itself. Taxis are available from outside the airport.-Bus:...
- Dundee and Arbroath RailwayDundee and Arbroath RailwayThe Dundee and Arbroath Railway was a railway link between those two towns in Scotland.-History:The railway company received its Parliamentary Act on 19 May 1836. It was planned as a gauge railway, because, at that time, it was expected to be a purely local railway with no connection to the...
- Dundee Repertory TheatreDundee Repertory TheatreDundee Repertory Theatre or Dundee Rep is a theatre and arts company in the city of Dundee, Scotland. It operates as both a producing house - staging at least six of its own productions each year, and a receiving house - hosting work from visiting companies throughout Scotland and the United...
, Scottish Dance TheatreScottish Dance TheatreScottish Dance Theatre is a British contemporary dance company based at Dundee Repertory Theatre, Scotland.-The company:Scottish Dance Theatre is led by Artistic Director Janet Smith, who is a vital contributor to its choreographic repertoire...
, Scottish School of Contemporary DanceScottish School of Contemporary DanceThe Scottish School of Contemporary Dance is a dance and performing arts school affiliated with the Dundee College.It offers a four year training from foundation level and prepares students for careers as dance performers, choreographers, and community artists...
, Dundee Contemporary ArtsDundee Contemporary ArtsDundee Contemporary Arts is an art centre in the city of Dundee, Scotland which houses two contemporary art galleries, a two-screen cinema, a print studio, a visual research centre and a café bar.- History :... - University of DundeeUniversity of DundeeThe University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
- Dundee Parish Church (St Mary's)Dundee Parish Church (St Mary's)Dundee Parish Church is located in the east section of Dundee's "City Churches", the other being occupied by the Steeple Church. Both are congregations in the Church of Scotland, although with differing styles of worship....
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- Gowrie ParkGowrie ParkGowrie Park is a residential area of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sandwiched between Menzieshill and Dundee Technology Park, it is located in the western edge of the city. The Gowrie Park suburb was developed by local builders Bett Brothers in the 1970 and 80s and all homes are all privately...
- Grove AcademyGrove AcademyGrove Academy is a secondary school in Broughty Ferry, Dundee. One of the most academically achieving schools in Scotland, Grove Academy enrolls approximately 1500 pupils, the majority of which are from Forthill, Eastern, and Barnhill primary schools...
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- NinewellsNinewellsNinewells is an area of Dundee, Scotland, known for its hospital.-Transport:Many bus routes in Dundee terminate or call at Ninewells Hospital...
- North SeaNorth SeaIn the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
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- St Marys, DundeeSt Marys, DundeeSt Mary's is a resendential area of Dundee located in the extreme northwest of the city, to the north of Ardler and west of Kirkton. It is also bounded on the east by Downfield Golf Club, to the northwest by Clatto Country Park and to the north by Craigowl View.The scheme was built on farmland...
- St Paul's Cathedral, DundeeSt Paul's Cathedral, DundeeSt Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Dundee, Scotland. It is the Cathedral and administrative centre of the Diocese of Brechin in the Scottish Episcopal Church.-Castle:...
- Scottish Dance TheatreScottish Dance TheatreScottish Dance Theatre is a British contemporary dance company based at Dundee Repertory Theatre, Scotland.-The company:Scottish Dance Theatre is led by Artistic Director Janet Smith, who is a vital contributor to its choreographic repertoire...
, Scottish School of Contemporary DanceScottish School of Contemporary DanceThe Scottish School of Contemporary Dance is a dance and performing arts school affiliated with the Dundee College.It offers a four year training from foundation level and prepares students for careers as dance performers, choreographers, and community artists...
, - Steeple ChurchSteeple ChurchThe Steeple Church occupies the western part of the historic "City Churches" building in Dundee, Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. It has lively, vibrant worship and attracts some university students....
- StobswellStobswellStobswell is an area of Dundee, Scotland with a population of approximately 10,000. It was originally a small hamlet outside the city until the industrial revolution caused the growth of Dundee. The area is by and large a residential area. Schools in the area are Morgan Academy Secondary School,...
- StrathmartineStrathmartineStrathmartine is an area of Angus, Scotland . It is to the north of Dundee and the surrounding district is often referred to as "the Howe o Strathmartine". William Lorimer, the classicist, known for producing a translation of the New Testament in Lowland Scots was born in Strathmartine...