Broughty Ferry
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| Broughty Ferry | |
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| Bruach Tatha (Gaelic) | |
| Brochtie (Scots) | |
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| OS grid reference: | NO465309 |
| Population: | 13,155 |
| Council area: | City of Dundee |
| Constituent country: | Scotland |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Police force: | Tayside Police |
| Lieutenancy area: | Dundee |
| Former county: | Dundee |
| Post town: | DUNDEE |
| Postal: | DD5 |
| Telephone: | 01382 |
| Scottish Parliament: | Dundee East North East Scotland |
| UK Parliament: | Dundee East |
| European Parliament: | Scotland |
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Broughty Ferry (Brochtie in Scots) is a suburb on the eastern edge of the City of Dundee, situated on the shore of the Firth of Tay in eastern Scotland. "The Ferry" was formerly an independent burgh from 1864 until it was absorbed into the Royal burgh of Dundee in 1913.
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[edit] Etymology
The name Broughty Ferry may derive from Bruach Tatha meaning "Taybank" in Scottish Gaelic. A piece of folk etymology holds that the name derives from the Lowland Scots broch, meaning some form of fortification, with the 'ty' being a shortening of the name of the River Tay, and Ferry being added later in recognition of the town's role as a ferry port. However, this is unlikely, as the word order would probably be "Tay Broch", rather than "Broch Tay".
[edit] History
Evidence exists of a human settlement in pre-historic times, later developing into a prosperous fishing and whaling village, before becoming home to jute barons who had their factories in Dundee. At this time it was known as the 'richest square mile in Europe'
In 1495 Broughty Castle was built and remained in use as a major defensive structure until 1932 playing a role in the Anglo-Scottish Wars and the English Civil War. The castle stands on a shallow tip projecting into the Firth, alongside two beaches, one of sand, the other of pebbles.
Prior to the construction of the first Tay Rail Bridge in 1878, a ferry linked the Edinburgh to Aberdeen railway line between Tayport and Broughty Ferry, until the construction of the rail bridge made it redundant.
In December 1959 the town's lifeboat, The Lifeboat Mona, was lost with all hands attempting to rescue a floundering lightship.
[edit] Education
There are four schools located in Broughty Ferry, two of which are historical buildings, the primary school, Eastern, and Grove Academy secondary school. There are plans for Grove Academy to move into a new building, however, construction of which began in the summer of 2006.
There are another two modern primary schools: Barnhill and Forthill. All three primary schools are feeder schools to Grove Academy, and some children who live in the Barnhill area also have the option to go to Monifieth High School.
[edit] Facilities
Broughty Ferry has a renovated park at the beachfront includes a number of facilities, such as crazy golf and kiddies go-karts. On New Year's Day there is a tradition of swimming between the piers of the harbour. Since March 2007 The Ferry has a branch of Marks and Spencer Simply Food to cater for the affluent members of society.
[edit] External links
- Broughty Ferry Homepage
- Broughty Castle (Tourist Information)
- The Broughty Ferry lifeboat
- Visitor's guide to Broughty Ferry
- Broughty Ferry Baptist Church
- Eastern Primary School
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