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The modern city centre is still divided into the seven medieval thoroughfares: the Seagait, Murraygait, Marketgait (now High Street), Nethergait, Overgait, Wellgait and the Cowgait- “Gait” being a Scots word for street- which all remain today (albeit with modified spelling and with both the "Overgate" and "Wellgate" having become enclosed shopping centres.)
Dundee has a higher proportion of university students – one in seven of the population – than any other town in Europe, except Heidelberg. [106] The 14.2% come from all around the world to attend the local universities and colleges. Dundee is a major attraction for Northern Irish students who make up 5% of the total student population.
Map of places in Dundee compiled from this list See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties. This List of places in Dundee is a list of links for any town, village, hamlet, airport, museum ship, railway, school, theatre, university in the Dundee City council area of Scotland
Dundee House is a municipal building in North Lindsay Street in Dundee, Scotland. The original part of the structure, which currently serves as the administrative headquarters of Dundee City Council , is Category B listed .
Demolition of the Alexander Street multi-storey flats ("multis") in Dundee's Hilltown on 31 July 2011. Hilltown is a true inner city location. Situated on the edge of the city centre with the Law to the north, the Hilltown area offers excellent views across the River Tay and beyond. Hilltown is one of the oldest parts of the city.
The building was commissioned to replace the old town house in the High Street which had been designed by William Adam in the neoclassical style and completed in 1734. [2] The design of the town house involved a symmetrical main frontage of seven bays facing onto the High Street.
The University of Dundee is located in this area and provides a focal point for some 20,000 students. The neighbourhood is also home to St Andrew’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, the Morgan Tower, an 18th-century tenement which is now a pharmacy – and Blackness Library located further west at the Sinderins: the area where Perth Road and the Hawkhill diverge once forming a major entry point to ...
Balgay today is primarily a residential area, with a variety of housing, including traditional tenements and newer developments. The neighbourhood is well-connected to Dundee’s city centre and is located close to other notable areas, such as Lochee and Perth Road.