Wind Veil
Wind Veil is a work of art in Dundee City, Scotland which is located on East Whale Lane. Wind Veil is situated nearby to the sports venue Olympia, as well as near the health club Good health & fitness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: installation
- Address: East Whale Lane, Dundee
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMS Unicorn and St Paul’s Cathedral.
HMS Unicorn
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
HMS Unicorn is a surviving sailing frigate of the successful Leda class, although the original design had been modified by the time that the Unicorn was built, to incorporate a circular stern and "small-timber" system of construction. HMS Unicorn is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Wind Veil.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Dundee, Scotland. It is the cathedral and administrative centre of the Diocese of Brechin in the Scottish Episcopal Church. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Wind Veil.
North Carr Lightship
Photo: Timwether, Public domain.
North Carr is the last remaining Scottish lightship. She is 101 feet in length, 25 feet in beam and 268 tons. The purpose of the vessel was to warn mariners by sight, light or sound of the dangers of the North Carr rocks which are situated 1.7 miles off Fife Ness at the turning point for vessels sailing between the Forth and the Tay. North Carr Lightship is situated 1,100 feet south of Wind Veil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundee city centre and Dundee.
Dundee city centre
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Until the Industrial Revolution, the current City Centre represented the full extent of the City of Dundee, Scotland. Now roughly encircled by the A991 dual carriageway, the city centre is now the main shopping and commercial district.
Dundee
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dundee is an industrial city and port, historically part of Angus county in northeast Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the River Tay, which here broadens out into the North Sea, and in 2022 had a population of 148,000.
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.
Wind Veil
- Category: tourism
- Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.46355° or 56° 27′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.96229° or 2° 57′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C8VF27Q+C3OpenStreetMap ID
node 5317295039OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=installation
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