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Kirkton

Kirkton is a residential housing scheme located in the north of . The area is bordered by to the west, Trottick to the east and Fairmuir to the south.
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  • Type: Suburb with 5,710 residents
  • Description: housing scheme in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Kirkton, Dundee”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tannadice Park and St Paul’s Roman Catholic Academy.

Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, officially known as The CalForth Construction Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a football in , Scotland. It is the home ground of Dundee United F.C., who have played at Tannadice since the club was founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909.

School
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St. Paul's R.C. Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Dundee, Scotland.

Stadium
Photo: Jmorrison230582, Public domain.
is a football in , Scotland, which is the home of Scottish Premiership club Dundee F.C. and has a capacity of 11,775. , the home of rivals Dundee United, is just 200 yards away.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downfield and Woodside.

Suburb
is a residential area located in the north of , , centred on the stretch of the Strathmartine Road between the Kingsway and the northern boundary of Dundee.

Quarter
is a small housing area in the north of , . The area runs between Graham Street, Mains Loan and lengthwise to the Kingsway. The residential housing is mainly 1920s constructions with four homes to a block.

Suburb
is an area of , . The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic Baile Ghobhainn, meaning "blacksmith's stead".

Kirkton

Latitude
56.48687° or 56° 29′ 13″ north
Longitude
-2.98294° or 2° 58′ 59″ west
Population
5,710
Open location code
9C8VF2P8+PR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1404498750
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q6415844
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Chinese—“Kirkton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kirkton (Dundee)”
  • Basque: “Kirkton”
  • Chinese: “柯克頓 (丹地)”
  • Chinese: “柯克頓”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kirkton Wee Forest and Kirkton Terrace Park.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kirkton”. Photo: Ritchyblack, FAL.