Balmossie
Balmossie is a quarter in Dundee City, Scotland. Balmossie is situated nearby to the quarter Panmurefield, as well as near Balgillo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Claypotts Castle and Balmossie railway station.
Claypotts Castle
Castle
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1½ miles southwest of Balmossie.
Balmossie railway station
Railway station
Photo: FelixTrain, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balmossie railway station is a small railway station at the border between Dundee and Angus which serves the east of Broughty Ferry and the west of Monifieth.
Broughty Castle
Castle
Photo: TimVickers, Public domain.
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 2 miles south of Balmossie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balgillo and Barnhill.
Balgillo
Quarter
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
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Kingennie
Village
Photo: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingennie is a village in Angus, Scotland, two miles north of Monifieth. It is mostly known for the Forbes Of Kingennie holiday and golf resort. The village lies on the B961 road.
Balmossie
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.48735° or 56° 29′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.85519° or 2° 51′ 19″ westElevation
200 feet (61 metres)Open location code
9C8VF4PV+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 840542407OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
13268729
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