Whitfield Community Library

Whitfield Community Library is a library in Dundee City, Scotland, which is located on Lothian Crescent. Whitfield Community Library is situated near the community center The Crescent Community Centre, as well as near Whitfield Community Garden.

Opening hours:
Monday: 9:00 AM–1:00 PM and 2:00 PM–7:00 PM
Tuesday and Friday: 9:00 AM–1:00 PM and 2:00 PM–5:30 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM–1:00 PM and 2:00 PM–5:30 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
Email: whitfield.library@leisureandculturedundee.com
Type: Library
Address: 71 Lothian Crescent, Dundee, DD4 0HU

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Claypotts Castle and Tannadice Park.

Claypotts Castle

Castle

Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Claypotts Castle is a late medieval castle in the suburban West Ferry area of Dundee, Scotland. It is one of the best-preserved examples of a 16th-century Z-plan tower house in Scotland. Claypotts Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of Whitfield Community Library.

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 2½ miles southwest of Whitfield Community Library.

Mains Castle

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Mains Castle is a 16th-century castle in Dundee, Scotland. The castle consists of several buildings surrounding a courtyard, although several of the original western buildings no longer exist. Mains Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Whitfield Community Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitfield and Ballumbie.

Whitfield

Suburb

Whitfield is a social-housing scheme to the north of Dundee, Scotland. Building of the scheme started in the 1960s to accommodate Dundee's expanding population.

Ballumbie

Suburb

Photo: Editor8888, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ballumbie is a residential area on the north-east edge of Dundee, Scotland. The area was formerly an estate centred on Ballumbie Castle, a mid-16th-century fortification, which was followed by the 19th-century Ballumbie House.

Douglas

Suburb

Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Douglas and Angus is an area of Eastern Dundee, Scotland. It is located between Whitfield to the North and Broughty Ferry to the East. In the eastern part of Douglas is the distinctive Michelin Tyre factory which was the first factory in the U.K. to produce tyres by using energy from wind power.

Whitfield Community Library

Category: education
Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.48992° or 56° 29′ 24″ north

Longitude

-2.91654° or 2° 54′ 60″ west

Operator

Leisure and Culture Dundee

Open location code

9C8VF3QM+X9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3815709702

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: The Crescent Community Centre and Whitfield Community Garden.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Whitfield Local Care Centre and Boots Dundee Whitfield.

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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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