Broughty Ferry
Broughty Ferry
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DUNDEE |
Postcode district | DD5 |
Dialling code | 01382 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Broughty Ferry (/ˈbrɒti/; Scottish Gaelic: Bruach Tatha; Scots: Brochtie) is a suburb of Dundee, Scotland.[2] It is situated four miles east of the city centre on the north bank of the Firth of Tay. The area was a separate burgh from 1864 until 1913, when it was incorporated into Dundee. Historically it is within the County of Angus.
Formerly a prosperous fishing and whaling village, in the 19th century Broughty Ferry became a haven for wealthy jute barons, who built their luxury villas in the suburb. As a result, Broughty Ferry was referred to at the time as the "richest square mile in Europe".
It is administered as part of the Dundee City council area. At a national level, it is represented by both the UK Parliamentary constituency of Dundee East and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Dundee City East.
Several road and rail routes are located within the area; Broughty Ferry railway station is situated in the centre of the suburb, and the A930 road skirts its main retail area. Broughty Ferry is also linked by several bus routes to its neighbouring suburbs and to central Dundee.
Toponymy
The name Broughty 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".
The suffix "Ferry" was applied at the introduction of a regular ferry crossing in the 19th century, crossing to Fife, but the name endured beyond the closure of the ferry and did not revert to its previous form of simply "Broughty".
History
Evidence exists of a human settlement in pre-historic times, later developing into a prosperous fishing and whaling village, before becoming home to 19th-century jute barons who had their factories in Dundee.[3] At this time it was known as the 'richest square mile in Europe'.[4]
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 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The castle stands on a shallow tip projecting into the Firth, alongside two beaches, one of sand, the other of pebbles
Additionally an English fort was located on what is now known as Forthill. Fortified around 1548 and demolished in 1550, no trace of this now survives due to the development of later buildings and gardens. However it was recorded in 1845 that less than 60 years earlier some of the walls still stood.[5] The castle was bought by the government and restored during 1860–1861.[3]
The area has two Category A listed churches, St Stephen's Church (the parish church of West Ferry) and St Luke's Church built in the 19th century. St Stephen's has exceptionally fine Victorian windows thought to be the best collection of Edward Burne-Jones stained glass in Scotland. Broughty Ferry railway station is also A-listed, and the buildings from 1838 are still in use, making it the oldest railway station in Scotland still in operation.
Prior to the construction of the first
Broughty Ferry was incorporated into the City of Dundee in 1913.[6]
On 2 December 1943, a pigeon from Broughty Ferry called Winkie was awarded the Dickin Medal for "delivering a message under exceptional difficulties and so contributing to the rescue of an Air Crew while serving with the RAF in February 1942".
On 8 December 1959 the suburb's lifeboat, the
Balgillo
Balgillo is a housing development in the Dundee suburb of Broughty Ferry. It is bounded by Balgillo Road to the south, the A92 Dundee to Arbroath dual carriageway to the north, Balgillo Road East to the west, and Panmurefield Village to the east.
Architecture
A small village existed from the 15th century. Some of the original one and two storey houses from the 18th century survive, close to the harbour. In the 19th century. At the beginning of the 19th century Charles Hunter drew up plans on a gridiron layout and the area was greatly expanded in size. This gridiron plan and its 19th century housing survives.[7]
In the later 19th century
In their book "Dundee: an illustrated architectural guide
Education
There are three primary schools in Broughty Ferry. Eastern Primary School,[13] Forthill Primary School[14] and Barnhill Primary School.[15]
Eastern Primary School's original, grand Victorian building on purpose-built site at the foot of Whinnie Brae was converted to flats in 2009.
Facilities
Broughty Ferry continues to be a popular destination and benefits from a large degree of free parking by the beachfront.[18] The sandy blue flag beach (FEE, Foundation for Environmental Education) maintains the bathing[19] water quality (Scottish Environment Protection Agency).[20] It is staffed by lifeguards during summer months, attracting large crowds. Dolphins can often be seen in the Tay from the beach.[21]
Also at the beachfront is the very popular Castle Green park.
The
A limited, but increasingly more popular service stops at the railway station. with easy links to Dundee and Edinburgh, or northwards to Arbroath, Carnoustie and Aberdeen.
Culture
New Year's Day Dook
The "dook" is an annual event where residents enter the waters of the harbour in
The Dook is the first annual event in Broughty Ferry and Dundee and can boast being the largest in Scotland of the New Year Dooks that take place across eastern Scotland, such as Queensferry's Loony Dook.[23] Participation in the Dook has increased dramatically over the years and now attracts over 300 Dookers to brave the icy cold waters of the harbour in front of around 3,000 spectators.[25]
To celebrate the Millennium a relay team of club members swam from Tayport to Broughty Ferry on 1 January when the temperature that day was 2 °C but has been recorded lower at minus -3 °C in previous years. The relay was the first ever crossing attempted on a New Year's Day and most of the team could only tolerate the cold water for three minutes at a time. The recorded time for the crossing was 45 minutes.
Media
The fictional character Bob Servant of the self-named books and BBC radio and television[26] series written by Neil Forsyth is depicted as living in the suburb.
Politics and government
Broughty Ferry is administered as part of the
At a national level, it is represented by both the UK Parliamentary constituency of Dundee East and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Dundee City East. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will move into the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry constituency which will be contested at the 2024 general election.[27]
Sport
Both of the bowls clubs, Broughty BC and Broughty Castle BC, are open all year round; their outdoor bowling season runs from April to September.
The majority of sporting activity takes place in Dawson Park which boasts a number of fields and facilities. The park has five football pitches, a rugby union pitch, an American football pitch, multiple tennis courts and several athletics facilities. Dundee's two professional football teams, Dundee F.C. and Dundee United, occasionally use the pitches here to train. In 2006, the new all-weather pitch with floodlights was opened, and is used by the nearby Grove Academy.
Broughty Athletic F.C. play at Whitton Park, Arbroath Road, adjacent to Douglas Sports Centre (opposite Claypotts Castle). The club plays in the ACA Sports East Region Premier League; many opposition teams are based in Fife and the Lothians.
The Forthill Community Sports Club has a large site on Fintry Place. The ground was purchased in 1880 by a group of city merchants led by George M. Cox and is now home to:
- Panmure Rugby FC (est. 1880)
- Forthill Cricket Club, hosts Forfarshire Cricket Club which plays in the Strathmore & Perthshire Cricket Union
- Forthill Squash[28] Club
- Forthill Tennis Club: six clay courts and a playing season between April and October.[29] Broughty Ferry's other tennis club, Broughty Ferry Tennis Club, is open all year round and has six all-weather floodlit courts.
Cadet Forces
Air Training Corps
1232 (City of Dundee)
Army Cadet Force
The Army Cadet Force (ACF) is a youth organisation almost 150 years old. Broughty Ferry was formerly home to Grove Black Watch, part of Cambrai company in the Angus and Dundee Battalion. The detachment has since relocated to nearby Monifieth.
Notable residents
Sportspeople that have associations with Broughty Ferry include
Buses
There are several buses available from Broughty Ferry, operated by
References
- ^ "Names in Scots - Places in Scotland".
- ^ Media, MTC. "Welcome to Broughty Ferry | Come to Broughty". broughtyferry.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ a b Francis H Groome, ed. (1885). Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Thomas C. Jack.
- ^ Dolman, Hannah (4 March 2016). "Bid to make Broughty Ferry into a tourist hotspot". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Broughty Ferry, Fort Hill". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Broughty Ferry: Overview". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Burgh History | Come to Broughty".
- ^ Scotland's Lost Houses by Ian Gow
- ISBN 1-873190-09-3.
- ^ Dingwall, Blair (13 November 2018). "Remarkable' 19th-century Dundee home, boasting its own ballroom, on market with low price tag". The Courier, DC Thomson.
- ^ McKeown, Jack. "Rooms with a Tay view". The Courier.
- ^ "Pastoral - the house system". High School of Dundee.
- ^ "Welcome to Eastern Primary School — Eastern Primary School". easternprimary.ea.dundeecity.sch.uk.
- ^ "Forthill Primary School - Home Page". Archived from the original on 12 March 2003.
- ^ "Barnhill Primary School — Barnhill Primary School". barnhill.ea.dundeecity.sch.uk.
- ^ "Video: Sneak peek inside old Eastern Primary School after being converted into flats". Evening Telegraph – via www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Welcome to Grove Academy — Grove Academy". grove.ea.dundeecity.sch.uk.
- ^ "Broughty Beach". Dundee City Council.
- ^ "Broughty Ferry beach awarded 'excellent' for water quality". Evening Telegraph – via www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Bathing Water locations in Scotland". www2.sepa.org.uk.
- ^ "Bottlenose Dolphins in the Tay". Dundee City Council.
- ^ "Castle Green | Come to Broughty". Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ a b Dingwall, Blair (2 January 2018). "'I'm hooked on the dook': Watch as hundreds welcome 2018 with Tay dip in Broughty Ferry".
- ^ "New Years Day Dook". Ye Amphibious Ancients Bathing Association.
- ^ "2016 New Years Day Dook Broughty Ferry Harbour Dundee Scotland". YouTube.
- ^ BBC 4: Bob Servant: Independent
- ^ Bowie, Justin (9 October 2023). "Meet the 3 SNP hopefuls with eyes on new Arbroath and Broughty Ferry seat". The Courier. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Forthill Squash Club | SportDundee". www.sportdundee.co.uk.
- ^ "Forthill Community Tennis Club". Forthill Community Tennis Club.
- ^ "1232 (Dundee)". RAF Air Cadets. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ Registers of Scotland, General Register of Saisines, County of Angus. Book 2690, Folio 53, dated 14 March 1957
- ^ Watson, Poppy. "Oscar-nominated movie star sets up home in Broughty Ferry with partner and son". The Courier. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ 5/5a timetable: https://www.xploredundee.com/services/TRDU/5a
- ^ 10 timetable: https://www.xploredundee.com/services/TRDU/10
- ^ https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.amazonaws.com/Timetables/East%20Scotland/Strathtay/ESCOT_Special_Strathtay_73.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ 78/79 timetable: https://www.angus.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2019-03/78A-79C%20Dundee%20-%20Monikie%20-%20Dundee%20Circulars.pdf
- ^ 88 timetable: https://moffat-williamson.co.uk/timetable/service-88
- ^ 206 timetable: https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/route206.pdf
- ^ List of buses from Broughty Ferry https://bustimes.org/localities/broughty-ferry