Menzieshill
Menzieshill is a suburb and community council area in Dundee, Scotland. It is located in the west of the city, and is immediately north west of Blackness and the West End, west of Lochee, east of Gowrie Park and south of Charleston.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ninewells Hospital and Dundee Airport.
Ninewells Hospital
Hospital
Ninewells Hospital is a large teaching hospital, based on the western edge of Dundee, Scotland. It is internationally renowned for introducing laparoscopic surgery to the UK as well as being a leading centre in developing fields such as the management of cancer, medical genetics and robotic surgery.
Dundee Airport
Aerodrome
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Dundee Airport is an airport based in Dundee, Scotland. It lies on the shore of the Firth of Tay and overlooks the Tay Rail Bridge. It is a popular transport hub for golf players, as it is the closest airport to the championship courses at St Andrews, Gleneagles and Carnoustie.
Mills Observatory
Photo: Cyrillic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mills Observatory is the first purpose-built public astronomical observatory in the UK, located on the summit of Balgay Hill in Dundee, Scotland. Built in 1935, the observatory is classically styled in sandstone and has a distinctive 7 m dome, which houses a Victorian refracting telescope, a small planetarium, and display areas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ninewells and Balgay.
Ninewells
Suburb
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Ninewells is an area of Dundee, Scotland. It is most well-known for being home to Ninewells Hospital, a major teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Dundee and one of the largest teaching hospitals in Europe.
Balgay
Suburb
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Balgay is a suburb in the west end of Dundee, Scotland. It is centred around Balgay Hill and Balgay Park, both of which provide extensive green spaces for recreation and nature appreciation.
Charleston
Suburb
Charleston is an area on the northwest edge of Dundee, Scotland. Menzieshill is to the immediate southwest, Camperdown borders it to the north, and Lochee is to the east.
Menzieshill
- Type: Suburb with 4,400 residents
- Description: suburb of Dundee, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.46669° or 56° 28′ 0″ northLongitude
-3.02853° or 3° 1′ 43″ westPopulation
4,400Elevation
312 feet (95 metres)Open location code
9C8RFX8C+MHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1403825358OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
13268353Wikidata ID
Q6817731
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Chinese—“Menzieshill” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Menzieshill”
- Chinese: “孟席斯希爾”
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