Harris Academy
Harris Academy is a co-educational comprehensive school in the affluent residential area of West End of Dundee, Scotland. Harris Academy was founded in 1885 and is the oldest state school in Dundee.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Email: harrisacademy@dundeeschools.scot
- Type: School
- Description: secondary school in Dundee, Scotland, UK
- Address: 470-472 Perth Road, Dundee, DD2 1NL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dundee Airport and University of Dundee Botanic Garden.
Dundee Airport
Aerodrome
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Dundee Airport is an airport based in Dundee, Scotland. It lies on the shore of the Firth of Tay and overlooks the Tay Rail Bridge. It is a popular transport hub for golf players, as it is the closest airport to the championship courses at St Andrews, Gleneagles and Carnoustie.
University of Dundee Botanic Garden
Garden
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The University of Dundee Botanic Garden is a botanical garden in the West End of the city of Dundee, Scotland. The gardens are kept and funded entirely by the University of Dundee. University of Dundee Botanic Garden is situated 2,100 feet west of Harris Academy.
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 3,400 feet north of Harris Academy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Logie and West End.
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.
West End
Suburb
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The West End is an area of Dundee, Scotland. Bordered to the south by the River Tay, to the north by Blackness and to the east by the city centre, the West End is primarily an affluent residential area surrounding its main commercial thoroughfare, Perth Road, and the main campus of the University of Dundee.
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.
Harris Academy
- Categories: secondary school and education
- Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.45577° or 56° 27′ 21″ northLongitude
-3.00938° or 3° 0′ 34″ westOperator
Dundee City CouncilOpen location code
9C8RFX4R+86OpenStreetMap ID
way 26722996OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q5664751
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Harris Academy” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “哈里斯學院”
- Dutch: “Harris Academy”
- French: “Harris Academy”
- Russian: “Академия Харриса”
- Swedish: “Harris Academy”
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