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New Listings Hilton Dundee Dundee Scotland Set on the banks of the River Tay, this downtownly based hotel provides simple access from rail, air and road. This modern hotel boasts a fully equipped Living Well Health Club, 131 bedrooms and an informal restaurant. Dundee Dundee Scotland Dundee City Council information on events - one-off events or events which run over a short period of time and regular activities - such as classes, courses, clubs which run for longer periods. About Dundee Scotland Dundee is located on the north bank of the Firth of Tay estuary, opposite Fife, where the firth empties into the North Sea. Dundee with 144,000 people is the fourth largest city in Scotland. Dundee is Scotland's only South-facing city, and claims to be Scotland's sunniest city. Dundee has been established as some form of settlement since prehistoric times as Pictish ruins can still be seen just outside the modern city. Robert the Bruce was declared King of the Scots in Dundee in 1309. Dundee is also famous as the city where William Wallace was educated. Dundee was once one of Britain's primary whaling ports and the city has a rich industrial heritage. Dundee was the first city in the world to have electric street lights, employing bulbs designed by James Bowman Lindsay who demonstrated his invention at a public meeting in 1835. The University of Dundee is one of the United Kingdom's leading universities, internationally recognised for its expertise across a range of disciplines including science, medicine, engineering and art. Life science research, education, the arts, business, computer games, manufacturing, communications and tourism are some of Dundee's strengths. McManus Galleries and Museum is a splendid Gothic Revival-style building housing Dundee's main collection and exhibiting works depicting Art, History and the Environment. The Wellgate Centre and the Overgate Centre offer excellent shopping facilities and Dundee boasts dozens of restaurants and exciting nightlife. Marmalade (a jam made from citrus fruits) is thought to have been invented in Dundee and became a famed Dundee export during the 19th century. The Verdant Works, a textile heritage centre in Dundee celebrating the city's past trade with jute, was awarded Europe's Top Industrial Museum in 1999. The HMS Unicorn, the oldest wooden British warship still afloat, along with RRS Discovery, the ship taken to the Antarctic by Robert Falcon Scott, are moored in Dundee. Two world-famous links golf courses, St Andrews and Carnoustie, are located close to Dundee. Dundee has two professional football teams, Dundee F.C., and Dundee United F.C. |
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