Brochty
Appearance
Brochtie
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Location within the City of Dundee | |
Population | 13,155 |
OS grid reference | NO465309 |
Cooncil area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Kintra | Scotland |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Post toun | DUNDEE |
Postcode destrict | DD5 |
Diallin code | 01382 |
Police | Scots |
Fire | Scots |
Ambulance | Scots |
EU Pairlament | Scotland |
UK Pairlament | |
Scots Pairlament | |
Brochty or Brochtie (Scots Gaelic: Bruach Tatha; Inglis: Broughty Ferry) is a suburb in Dundee, Scotland.[1] It is situatit fower mile east o the ceety centre on the north bank o the Firth o Tay. The aurie wis a separate burgh frae 1865 till 1914, whan it wis incorporatit intae Dundee.
Umwhile a prosperous fishin an whaulin veelage, in the 19th century Broughty Ferry became a haven for wealthy jute barons, that biggit thair luxury villas in the suburb. As a result, Brochty wis referred tae at the time as the "richest square mile in Europe".
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Media, MTC. "Welcome to Broughty Ferry | Come to Broughty". broughtyferry.co.uk. Archived frae the original on 16 Januar 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2018.