Douglas, Dundee

Douglas
Scottish Gaelic: *Dùghlas*
Douglas Scottish Gaelic: Dùghlas;
	Douglas Location within the City of Dundee
Population	7,404
OS grid reference	NO443322
Council area	City of Dundee;
Lieutenancy area	Dundee;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DUNDEE
Postcode district	DD4
Dialling code	01382
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Dundee East;
Scottish Parliament	Dundee City East;

Douglas and Angus (commonly referred to as Douglas) is an area of Eastern Dundee, Scotland. It is located between Whitfield to the North and Broughty Ferry to the East.

Housing in Douglas

In the eastern part of Douglas is the distinctive Michelin Tyre factory which was the first factory in the U.K. to produce tyres by using energy from wind power.[1] The two tall wind turbines on the factory site can be seen from many places around Dundee and the surrounding area.

Transport links

Douglas is the Eastern terminus of the 28 and 29 Douglas to Charleston Discovery Line bus service.

28- Douglas/Charleston, Balgarthno Road via City Centre

29- Douglas/Charleston, Dunholm Road via City Centre

Places of Worship

Places of worship in Douglas include St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church in Balerno Street and Douglas Parish Church (Church of Scotland) in Balbeggie Pl, Dundee DD4 8RD.

References

Tasha Crook (19 May 2006). "Michelin Dundee - Making Tyres From Fresh Air". londonbikers.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

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[1] Tasha Crook (19 May 2006). "Michelin Dundee - Making Tyres From Fresh Air". londonbikers.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2019.