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Delve into Broughty Ferry
The district Broughty Ferry of in Dundee City (Scotland) is a district located in United Kingdom about 361 mi north of London, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 40 °F
Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 4% |
Air Humidity | 84% |
Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 19 km/h (12 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
8°C (47 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, scattered clouds.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
5°C (41 °F)
4°C (38 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 7th of December 2024
5°C (40 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Videos from this area
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Dolphins Firth Of Tay Tayport Fife Scotland
Tour Scotland video of Dolphins and calves in the Firth of Tay outside the harbour on visit to Tayport, Fife. A dolphin calf learns by imitating the mother. They stay right at the mothers side...
Sailing Boat Old Lighthouse Firth of Tay Tayport Fife Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of photographs of a yacht sailing past the old Pile Lighthouse in the Firth of Tay on visit to Tayport, Fife. A small selection of my personal photographs shot on small...
Scottish Boat Trip River Tay Estuary From Broughty Castle By Dundee Scotland July 17th
Tour Scotland video of a Scottish boat trip to the Tay Estuary from Broughty Castle in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland.
Scottish Butterflies Firth Of Tay Tayport Fife Scotland September 2nd
Tour Scotland video of a Scottish Butterflies by the Firth Of Tay in Tayport, North Fife.
Boat Returning To Harbour Tayport North Fife Scotland September 2nd
Tour Scotland video of a boat returning to harbour at Tayport, Firth of Tay, North Fife.
Boat Trip To Broughty Castle By Dundee Tay Estuary Scotland
Boat Trip To Broughty Castle By Dundee Tay Estuary Scotland.
Scottish Butterfly Firth Of Tay Tayport North Fife Scotland September 2nd
Tour Scotland video of a Scottish Butterfly by the Firth Of Tay in Tayport, North Fife.
Bottlenose Dolphins - Tay estuary 7th August 2013
We watched these dolphins for about 40 minutes from Tayport harbour. We had just come out of the excellent Harbour Cafe when my daughter spotted some fins. There is a very good video of the...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Tay Road Bridge
The Tay Road Bridge is a bridge across the Firth of Tay from Newport-on-Tay in Fife to Dundee in Scotland. At around 2,250 metres, it is one of the longest road bridges in Europe, and slopes gradually downward towards Dundee. In 2002, a Tay FM competition to find a slogan for the bridge was abandoned after the slogan with the most votes - “It’s all downhill to Dundee” was deemed unsuitable.
Broughty Castle
Broughty Castle is a historic castle in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. It was completed around 1495, although the site was earlier fortified in 1454 when George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus received permission to build on the site. His son Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus was coerced into ceding the castle to the crown. The main tower house forming the centre of the castle with four floors was built by Andrew, 2nd Lord Gray who was granted the castle in 1490.
Dundee East (UK Parliament constituency)
Dundee East is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created for the 1950 general election, it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.
Tentsmuir Forest
Tentsmuir Forest and Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve are in north east Fife, Scotland. Covering some 50 square miles, the forest was originally sand dunes and moorland before acquisition by the Forestry Commission in the 1920s. The forest consists mainly of Scots Pine and Corsican Pine. Forestry Commission Scotland still owns the forest.
Craigie High School
Craigie High School (CHS){{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:56.472507|-2.923104|type:edu_region:GB|||||| | |name= }} is a co-educational government funded High school situated in the city of Dundee, Scotland. The school is located within Craigiebank and has been serving the areas of Craigiebank, Douglas and Pitkerro for over 40 years.
Woodhaven, Fife
Woodhaven used to be a small village between Newport-on-Tay and Wormit in Fife, Scotland but over the years due to expansion of both these villages it is now just the name for a harbour. During World War II there was a flying boat station at Woodhaven operating four PBY5 Catalina aircraft manned by Flight A of 333 Squadron Royal Norwegian Air Force. The Norwegian personnel were based at RAF Lechuars along with their colleagues in Flight B who flew land based Mosquito aircraft.
Grove Academy
Grove Academy is a secondary school in Broughty Ferry, Dundee. One of the most academically successful schools in Scotland, Grove Academy enrolls approximately 1200 pupils, the majority of which are from Forthill, Eastern, and Barnhill primary schools. The old Grove Academy Centenary Building is no longer used by the school, and together with old Main Building it is now Eastern Primary. The old Annexe is now Grove Healh Centre.
Claypotts Castle
Claypotts Castle is a late medieval castle in the suburban West Ferry area of Dundee, Scotland. It is one of the best-preserved examples of a 16th century 'Z-plan' tower house in Scotland. Now surrounded by modern housing, the castle is maintained as an Ancient Monument by Historic Scotland. At present, it is open to the public on only a small number of days each year.
Powrie Castle
Powrie Castle is a 16th century castle located in the north of Dundee, Scotland. The castle was built in the early 16th century and later razed in 1548 by the English, then based in Balgillo, as part of the Rough Wooing. It was after this incident that the castle was rebuilt as two separate buildings forming a courtyard. The south wing was built as a Z-plan tower house with a vaulted ceiling. This building is now a ruin.
Craigiebank
Craigiebank 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 Craigiebank housing estate was planned in 1918 as a garden suburb of the city, designed by City Architect James Thomson. At the centre of the estate was to be a group of community buildings, including a church, a college, shops and sports facilities.
Ballumbie
Ballumbie is a residential area on the north-east edge of Dundee, Scotland. The area was formerly an estate centred on Ballumbie Castle, a mid-16th-century fortification, which was followed by the 19th-century Ballumbie House. There is also a golf course and the site of a late medieval parish church. The castle and house are located just outside the City of Dundee, in Angus.
The Canniepairt
The Canniepairt is the home of Tayport F.C. , a Scottish Junior Football Club from Tayport, Fife. The ground holds a 2,000 capacity. The club usually have a great support there – attendance is in between the hundreds and three hundreds.
St Saviour's RC High School
St Saviour's RC High School was a state secondary school in Dundee, Scotland. It was a denominational school within the Catholic religious tradition, although it welcomed students from all religious backgrounds. The school closed in June 2008 and merged with Lawside Academy.
Braeview Academy
Braeview Academy is a secondary school in Dundee, Scotland. Situated on top of a steep hill (brae), it was originally named Whitfield High School.
St Luke's Church, Broughty Ferry
St Luke's & Queen Street Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland in Broughty Ferry, on the edge of Dundee, Scotland. The church building was completed in 1884 to designs by Edinburgh architect Hippolyte Blanc, and is now protected as a category A listed building.
Forgan (Fife)
Forgan is a civil parish in the Scottish county of Fife. It extends 4 miles in length along the north coast of Fife and is at the southern mouth of the River Tay. It is bounded by the other Fife civil parishes of Ferryport-on Craig, Leuchars and Balmerino. It contains the towns of Newport-on-Tay and Wormit. The roads and railways leading to the Tay Bridges pass through the parish.
A930 road
The A930 is a single carriageway road in Angus, Scotland. It runs from Dundee to Carnoustie. Starting at its junction with the A92 road in Craigie, Dundee, it runs east through West Ferry, Broughty Ferry, Barnhill and Monifieth. It then passes through countryside north of the Buddon Ness, past Barry (through which it passed until 2003 on the construction of the bypass), to Carnoustie.
Newport-on-Tay East railway station
Newport-on-Tay East railway station formerly served the town of Newport-on-Tay, Fife, Scotland. The station closed in 1969.
Carolina Port
Carolina Port was a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland. The sport's first major venue in the city, it was an early home of Dundee F.C. and staged Dundee's first international match in 1896.
Carlungie and Ardestie earthhouses
Carlungie and Ardestie Earthhouses can be found in farmland north of Monifieth and Carnoustie. They date to the late Iron Age, from the 1st to 2nd centuries AD. They are examples of souterrains, probably used to store food.
Tay Bridge transmitting station
Tay Bridge transmitting station is a relay transmitter of Angus, situated in Dundee. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
A972 road
The A972 is a major road in Dundee, Scotland. It forms part of the dual carriageway known as the 'Kingsway', that runs through the northern part of Dundee. Its main function is to link the A90 road with the A92. At its western end, the A972 joins with the A90 at its Forfar road junction. Running eastward 0.5 km, the road meets with Pitkerro Road, then after a further 0.8 km, with the Mid Craigie Road roundabout.
A991 road
The A991 is a major road in Dundee, Scotland. It forms the Inner Ringroad that circles the perimeter of Dundee's city centre.
Forthill, Dundee
Forthill is a cricket ground in Dundee, Scotland. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1911 when Fofarshire Cricket Club played Essex during the English counties tour of Scotland. Scotland first used the ground in 1913 when they played Northamptonshire. The ground held its inaugural first-class match in 1924 when Scotland played Ireland. The touring Indians played Scotland in a first-class match there in 1932.
Mayfield Playing Fields
Mayfield Playing Fields, in Dundee, Scotland, is one of the sports grounds for the High School of Dundee and the home ground of rugby clubs Dundee High Rugby and its junior side, Dundee Eagles. It is situated 1.5 miles from the city centre, on Arbroath Road. Mayfield was formerly part of the grounds of Mayfield House, a mansion designed by Peddie and Kinnear and owned by William Dalgleish: by the 1880s, he had purchased the land to the east of his house from Robert McGavin of Ballumbie.