Whalebone Gate

Whalebone Gate is a work of art in Dundee City, Scotland. Whalebone Gate is situated nearby to the peak Dundee Law, as well as near the church St. David’s High Kirk.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dundee Law and Dens Park.

Dundee Law

Peak

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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.

Dens Park

Stadium

Photo: Jmorrison230582, Public domain.

Dens Park is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland, which is the home of Scottish Premiership club Dundee F.C. and has a capacity of 11,775. Tannadice Park, the home of rivals Dundee United, is just 200 yards away. Dens Park is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Whalebone Gate.

Tannadice Park

Stadium

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tannadice Park, officially known as The CalForth Construction Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland. It is the home ground of Dundee United, who have played at Tannadice since the club was founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909. Tannadice Park is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Whalebone Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hilltown and Blackness.

Hilltown

Suburb

Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hilltown in Dundee, Scotland, is a mainly residential area to the north of the City Centre and lying to the south of the main circular road.

Blackness

Suburb

Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blackness is an area of the city of Dundee. Broadly, Blackness is located to the north of the city's West End and is centred on the Blackness Road, where a number of small, local shops are located.

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.

Whalebone Gate

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Category: tourism
Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.46972° or 56° 28′ 11″ north

Longitude

-2.98755° or 2° 59′ 15″ west

Open location code

9C8VF296+VX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368178015

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=sculpture

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