Ancrum Drive
Ancrum Drive is a bus stop in Dundee City, Scotland. Ancrum Drive is situated nearby to the community center Albert Halls, as well as near the public building Ancrum Outdoor Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mills Observatory and Balgay Park.
Mills Observatory
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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. Mills Observatory is situated 2,100 feet west of Ancrum Drive.
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. Balgay Park is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Ancrum Drive.
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 Logie and Lochee.
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
Suburb
Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
Ancrum Drive
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.4671° or 56° 28′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.0031° or 3° 0′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C8RFX8W+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 9962264904OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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