Carr Gomm

Carr Gomm is an office in Dundee City, Scotland. Carr Gomm is situated nearby to Starboard Bouy, as well as near the sports venue Wild Shore Dundee.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMS Unicorn and St Paul’s Cathedral.

HMS Unicorn

Museum

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HMS Unicorn is a surviving sailing frigate of the successful Leda class, although the original design had been modified by the time that the Unicorn was built, to incorporate a circular stern and "small-timber" system of construction. HMS Unicorn is situated 1,000 feet east of Carr Gomm.

St Paul’s Cathedral

Church

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St. 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. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Carr Gomm.

North Carr Lightship

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North Carr is the last remaining Scottish lightship. She is 101 feet in length, 25 feet in beam and 268 tons. The purpose of the vessel was to warn mariners by sight, light or sound of the dangers of the North Carr rocks which are situated 1.7 miles off Fife Ness at the turning point for vessels sailing between the Forth and the Tay. North Carr Lightship is situated 710 feet southeast of Carr Gomm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dundee city centre and Dundee.

Dundee city centre

Suburb

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Until the Industrial Revolution, the current City Centre represented the full extent of the City of Dundee, Scotland. Now roughly encircled by the A991 dual carriageway, the city centre is now the main shopping and commercial district.

Dundee

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Dundee is an industrial city and port, historically part of Angus county in northeast Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the River Tay, which here broadens out into the North Sea, and in 2022 had a population of 148,000.