Site 17

Site 17 is in Dundee City, Scotland. Site 17 is situated nearby to Tay Road Bridge Approach, as well as near the art gallery The Creative Tank.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Paul’s Cathedral and RRS Discovery.

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 830 feet west of Site 17.

RRS Discovery

RRS Discovery is a barque-rigged auxiliary steamship built in Dundee, Scotland for Antarctic research. Launched in 1901, she was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in the United Kingdom. RRS Discovery is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Site 17.

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 580 feet east of Site 17.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dundee and Dundee city centre.

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.

Dundee city centre

Suburb

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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.