Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Station
Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Station is located at the bottom of Fort Street, in the town of Broughty Ferry, a suburb of Dundee on the north shore of the River Tay estuary, in the historic county of Angus, Scotland.Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: lifeboat station in Dundee City, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Broughty Ferry, Fisher Street, Lifeboat House And Slipway”
- Address: Fisher Street, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 1EF
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Broughty Ferry railway station and Broughty Castle.
Broughty Ferry railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broughty Ferry railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Broughty Ferry in Dundee, Scotland. It is sited 3 miles 38 chains from the former Dundee East station, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line, between Dundee and Balmossie. Broughty Ferry railway station is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Station.
Broughty Castle
Castle
Photo: TimVickers, Public domain.
Broughty Castle is a historic castle on the banks of the River Tay in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. It was completed around 1495, although the site was earlier fortified in 1454, when George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, received permission to build on the site. Broughty Castle is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Station.
St Luke’s Church, Broughty Ferry
Church
Photo: Douglas Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Luke's & Queen Street Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland in Broughty Ferry, on the edge of Dundee, Scotland. The church building was completed in 1884 to designs by Edinburgh architect Hippolyte Blanc, and is now protected as a category A listed building. St Luke’s Church, Broughty Ferry is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broughty Ferry and Tayport.
Broughty Ferry
Suburb
Photo: Edmarinuk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Broughty Ferry is a suburb in Dundee, Scotland. It is situated four miles east of the city centre on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. The area was a separate burgh from 1864 until 1913, when it was incorporated into Dundee.
Tayport
Town
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tayport, also known as Ferry-Port-on-Craig, is a town in Fife, Scotland. It lies on the Firth of Tay opposite Broughty Ferry, a suburb of Dundee. The two were linked by a ferry service until 1939.
Barnhill
Quarter
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnhill is an area in Dundee, located within the suburb of Broughty Ferry. It is approximately 4+1⁄2 miles east of Dundee City Centre. Until the late 19th century, Barnhill was a separate village.
Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Station
- Category: lifeboat station
- Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.46496° or 56° 27′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.87734° or 2° 52′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C8VF47F+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 47976704OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q17813465
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St James’ Parish Church and Scout Hall.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Lifeboat Mona Memorial and The Fisherman’s Tavern.
Scotland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee.
Curious Buildings to Discover
Uncover intriguing buildings from every corner of the globe.