Broughty Ferry railway station

Broughty Ferry railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Broughty Ferry in Dundee, Scotland. It is sited 3 miles 38 chains from the former Dundee East station, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line, between Dundee and Balmossie.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Broughty Ferry, Dundee City, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Broughty Ferry”, “Broughty Ferry Railway Station”, “Broughty Ferry Station”, “BYF”, and “Ferry”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Broughty Castle and St Luke’s Church, Broughty Ferry.

Broughty Castle

Castle

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Broughty Castle is a historic castle on the banks of the River Tay 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. Broughty Castle is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Broughty Ferry railway station.

St Luke’s Church, Broughty Ferry

Church

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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. St Luke’s Church, Broughty Ferry is situated 2,000 feet west of Broughty Ferry railway station.

Claypotts Castle

Castle

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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. Claypotts Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of Broughty Ferry railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broughty Ferry and Barnhill.

Broughty Ferry

Suburb

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Broughty Ferry is a suburb in Dundee, Scotland. It is situated four miles east of the city centre on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. The area was a separate burgh from 1864 until 1913, when it was incorporated into Dundee.

Barnhill

Quarter

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Barnhill is an area in Dundee, located within the suburb of Broughty Ferry. It is approximately 4+1⁄2 miles east of Dundee City Centre. Until the late 19th century, Barnhill was a separate village.