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Population 749 000

Scotland's fourth largest city after Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

Dundee is derived from the Scottish term for "Gift of God".

Dundee stands on the shore of the Firth of Tay (a "Firth" is the Scottish term for an estuary).

Dundee is Scotland's sunniest city.

Dundee city is famous for Jam, Jute and Journalism of which only the journalism aspect still survives in the form of the Beano and Dandy comics through D.C. Thompson and co.

Dundee has two historic ships: the Discovery and the frigate Unicorn.

Dundee's two football teams are Dundee F.C. and Dundee United F.C.

The best place to view the city of Dundee from is the Law. The Law (Scots for hill) dominates the Dundee skyline and offers an unparalleled view of the city.

On top of the Law is a momonument dedicated to the fallen from the two World Wars. At night the lights from the top of the monument can be seen from most of the city. From the Law it is possible to see virtually the whole of the city. It is also possible to see across to the Kingdom of Fife and the towns of Tayport and Newport-on-Tay. The Law is also a good vantage point to view both Dundee airport and the port of Dundee. Dundee docks occasionally has visiting ships such as H.M.S. Montrose. Dundee's two resident historic ships, the Royal Research Ship Discovery and the Frigate Unicorn, are both visible from up here.










Looking East from the Law you can see the Hilltown and Stobswell areas of the city. Stobswell is where I have lived for most of my time in Dundee. The two football grounds: Dens Park and Tannadice Park are also to the east of the city. In the far distance is Broughty Ferry, the more upper-class end of the city.


To the South-East of the Law is the Hilltown area of Dundee. To the right can be seen the Maxwelltown multistorey buildings and the tay Road bridge can also be seen on the right.


Due South from the Law is the Tay Road Bridge. Dudhope park also lies to the South, with the University of Abertay Dundee further down the hill. Dundee College can also be seen in this picture to the South


As can be seen in the image above, Dundee is famous for it's bridges. Curving over the Tay is the rail bridge, the second rail bridge that Dundee has had, the first one being blown down in a storm in 1889. To the South-West of the Law lies the Blackness and Menzieshill areas of Dundee. Ninewells Hospital is off the right of this shot. Dundee airport is just to the right of the Tay Rail bridge.


City Square, the heart of Dundee City and a place well worth visiting. Dominating City Square is Caird Hall, with it's grecian pillars. Caird Hall is the place where the University graduation ceremonies take place for both of Dundees universities. Caird Hall is also the place for concerts, plays and exhibitions.










Dundee Town Hall overlooks City Square. This has been the site of many celebrations including the triumphant displaying of the Scottish Cup in 1994 after Dundee United defeated Rangers. The council offices reside in the nearby Tay House, although plans are afoot to demolish Tay House (an eyesore) and relocate the council elsewhere.









March 2000 saw the Overgate Shopping Centre reopening after a major rebuilding project that involved demolishing most of the original site and the Angus Thistle Hotel. The new Overgate Centre has brought the coffee-shop culture to Dundee. There are four coffee shops the Overgate Centre including Costa Coffee, Millies and Starbucks. The Overgate also includes various sports and clothes shops, as well as gift shops such as the Discovery shop and Natural World. The Overgate Centre is always bustling with life and is well worth a visit.





The Wellgate Shopping Centre is another shopping centre of Dundee. The Wellgate shopping centre includes Virgin Megastore, Donut Magic and a nice coffee/cafe area next to fountains on the second floor. The Wellgate Centre may not be as new and flashy as the Overgate Centre, but is still one of the most popular areas in the centre of Dundee, visited by virtually all callers to this end of the city centre.

The McManus Gallery is the museum that tells the story of the city of Dundee. The McManus Gallery also has periodic exhibitions and displays on various topics relating to Dundee and Scottish history. The McManus Gallery has the "Cinderella-style fairytale stairs" that are very photogenic, as my photograph depicts.











This is the university where I studied my degree in Behavioural Science. The University was originally Dundee College of technology and later Dundee Institute of Technology. Abertay finally attained it's university status in 1994. The University of Abertay is based on Bell Street in the northern part of the central city. Most of Bell Street is now consisting of buildings owned by the University, including the Epicentre. Abertay also has buildings located nearby on the Marketgait and there is also a state-of-the-art library as well (see University pages).





Brannigans nightspot: quite simply the BEST place to be in Dundee. Brannigans plays a selection of 70s, 80s and 90s music. Not only does Brannigans play a good selection of music, Brannigans is also the best venue in Dundee for famous pop stars including: T'pau, Limahl, Howard Jones, Leo Sayer, Martin Fry of ABC and Right Said Fred. If ever you are in Dundee, go here - you'll want to come back.







The Balcony bar. One of my favourite haunts. The Balcony bar is a cosy bar on Ward Road in Dundee. This bar has a rock theme and is frequented by students and rockers alike (ie there is always a surplus of leather-clad people here and black is always the in-colour). The Balcony also has regular live music and a good couple of pool tables to play on.