Cox’s Stack
Cox’s Stack is a building in Dundee City, Scotland. Cox’s Stack is situated nearby to the health club The Gym Group, as well as near Whorterbank Community Garden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dundee Law and Mills Observatory.
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.
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 3,400 feet southwest of Cox’s Stack.
Dens Park
Stadium
Photo: Jmorrison230582, Public domain.
Dens Park is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland, which is the home of Scottish Premiership club Dundee F.C. and has a capacity of 11,775. Tannadice Park, the home of rivals Dundee United, is just 200 yards away. Dens Park is situated 1¼ miles east of Cox’s Stack.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochee and Balgay.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Logie
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Cox’s Stack
- Type: Building
- Category: historic site
- Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.47278° or 56° 28′ 22″ northLongitude
-3.00341° or 3° 0′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C8RFXFW+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 770697752OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=chimney
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