Lochee
Lochee is an area in the west of Dundee, Scotland. Until the 19th century, it was a separate town, but was eventually surrounded by the expanding Dundee. It is notable for being home to Camperdown Works, which was the largest jute production site in the world.Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mills Observatory and Balgay Park.
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.
Balgay Park
Park
Balgay Park is a public park located in the Balgay area of Dundee, Scotland. The park encompasses Balgay Hill which is the smaller of the two hills in Dundee at 146m, with the larger Dundee Law 2.6 miles away.
Dundee Law
Peak
Dundee Law is a hill in the centre of Dundee, Scotland, and is the highest point in the city. The Law is what remains of a volcanic sill, which is the result of volcanic activity around 400 million years ago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balgay and Dryburgh.
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.
Dryburgh
Suburb
Dryburgh is a residential district of Dundee, Scotland, located in the western part of the city. The area primarily consists of housing estates and local amenities, with strong community ties and a notable presence in Dundee’s football and music scenes.
Logie
Suburb
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Logie is a residential area of Dundee, Scotland, located around 2 kilometres west of the city centre and forming part of the city’s West End ward. The district is best known for the Logie Housing Estate, built between 1919 and 1920 as the first public housing estate in Scotland constructed after the First World War, notable for its innovative design and early district heating scheme.
Lochee
- Type: Suburb with 5,220 residents
- Description: area in Dundee, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.47183° or 56° 28′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.0101° or 3° 0′ 36″ westPopulation
5,220Elevation
253 feet (77 metres)Open location code
9C8RFXCQ+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 241067960OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
13268895Wikidata ID
Q6665087
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Lochee” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Lochee”
- Chinese: “洛希”
- Russian: “Лочи”
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