Douglas
Douglas and Angus is an area of Eastern Dundee, Scotland. It is located between Whitfield to the North and Broughty Ferry to the East. In the eastern part of Douglas is the distinctive Michelin Tyre factory which was the first factory in the U.K. to produce tyres by using energy from wind power.Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Suburb with 7,400 residents
- Description: suburb of Dundee, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Douglas and Angus” and “Douglas, Dundee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Claypotts Castle and St Luke’s Church, Broughty Ferry.
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.
St Luke’s Church, Broughty Ferry
Church
Photo: Douglas Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Craigie High School
School
Craigie High School was 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 50 years.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitfield and Ballumbie.
Whitfield
Suburb
Whitfield is a residential, social-housing scheme located to the north of Dundee, Scotland. Building of scheme commenced in the 1960s to accommodate Dundee's expanding population.
Ballumbie
Suburb
Photo: Editor8888, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Craigiebank
Suburb
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.
Douglas
- Category: locality
- Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.47888° or 56° 28′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.90521° or 2° 54′ 19″ westPopulation
7,400Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
9C8VF3HV+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1403704102OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
13268848Wikidata ID
Q5301146
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Chinese—“Douglas” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Douglas”
- Chinese: “道格拉斯 (丹地)”
- Chinese: “道格拉斯”
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Highlights include Douglas & Mid Craigie Parish Church and Douglas Community Centre & Library.
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