South Road Allotments

South Road Allotments is an allotment garden in Dundee City, Scotland. South Road Allotments is situated nearby to the church Dundee Westgait (Menzieshill), as well as near Menzieshill Community Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ninewells Hospital and Mills Observatory.

Ninewells Hospital

Hospital

Ninewells Hospital is a large teaching hospital, based on the western edge of Dundee, Scotland. It is internationally renowned for introducing laparoscopic surgery to the UK as well as being a leading centre in developing fields such as the management of cancer, medical genetics and robotic surgery. Ninewells Hospital is situated 2,500 feet south of South Road Allotments.

Mills Observatory

Photo: Cyrillic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 1 mile east of South Road Allotments.

Invergowrie railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Invergowrie railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Invergowrie, west of the city of Dundee, Scotland on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. Invergowrie railway station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of South Road Allotments.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charleston and Menzieshill.