The Hotel Broughty Ferry, Dundee, United Kingdom - Awesome!
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This property is a 7-minute walk from the beach. The Broughty Ferry is a family-run hotel located in the old fishing village of Broughty Ferry. It offers luxury rooms, a leisure complex and an award-winning restaurant. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout.
The leisure centre has a gym, a heated indoor swimming pool, a solarium and a sauna. The hotel’s restaurant offers Asian and European cuisine for the guests.
The hotel also offers courtesy transport to and from both the airport and the local bus and train stations.
The Hotel Broughty Ferry is located only 10 minutes drive from Dundee City Centre and is very close from the banks of the famous Silvery Tay.
BROUGHTY FERRY, DUNDEE. SCOTLAND. AUGUST 2017.
BROUGHTY FERRY: Broughty Ferry (Scottish Gaelic: Bruach Tatha - Scots: Brochtie) is a suburb in Dundee, Scotland. 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.
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 ward. 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 center 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.
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.
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. At this time it was known as the 'richest square mile in Europe'.[citation needed]
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.
The village has two Category A listed buildings, St Stephen’s Church (the parish church of the 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.
Prior to the construction of the first Tay Rail Bridge in 1878, a roll-on/roll-off railway ferry linked the Edinburgh to Aberdeen railway line between Tayport and Broughty Ferry, until the construction of the rail bridge made it redundant.
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 town's lifeboat, the RNLB Mona, was lost with all hands attempting to rescue a foundering lightship.
Shot in 4K. Edited in Corel Video Studio 10.
Note: The core content contained in the above combined articles, was originally written several A.N. Others + myself, then combined. It was all re-formatted, re-edited, with the spelling & grammar corrected, then added to where pertinent, before being updated by me, myself, and I, to suit this subject matter more exclusively.
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Broughty Ferry Castle (Dundee, Scotland) - DJI Phantom 3 Drone Flight
Broughty Castle is a historic castle on the banks of the river Tay in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. It was completed around 1495, although the site was earlier fortified in 1454 when George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus received permission to build on the site. His son Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus was coerced into ceding the castle to the crown. The main tower house forming the centre of the castle with four floors was built by Andrew, 2nd Lord Gray who was granted the castle in 1490.
The castle saw military action during the 16th-century War of the Rough Wooing. After the battle of Pinkie in September 1547 it was surrendered by purchase to the English by its owner, Lord Gray of Foulis. A messenger from the castle, Rinyon (Ninian) Cockburn, who spoke to the English supreme commander the Duke of Somerset before the castle was rendered was given a £4 reward. The Scottish keeper, Henry Durham, was rewarded with an English pension, income from the fishing, and an import/export licence. Durham later lent the English commander £138. William Patten, the English writer who accompanied Somerset, noted the castle's strategic importance.
The Earl of Argyll tried to capture the castle on 22 November 1547 and again in January 1548 with 150 men led by the soldier Duncan Dundas, without success. Thomas Wyndham brought two more ships in December 1547 and burnt Balmerino Abbey on Christmas Day. On 12 January 1548, one hundred matchlock guns were delivered from Berwick, with powder flasks, matches, touch-boxes, and bullet moulds.
Military and modern use
In 1846 the castle was bought by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Company in order to build an adjacent harbour for their railway ferry. In 1855 the castle was acquired by the War Office with the intention of using it to defend the harbour from the Russians. In 1860 renewed fears of a French invasion led the War Office to rebuild and fortify the site. The site was rebuilt according to the designs of Robert Rowand Anderson. The walls of the main courtyard were rebuilt and new wing and courtyard were added to the tower. A caponier was added along the south-east side of the courtyard. Emplacements for nine large guns were also constructed. A small enclosure on the west side of the courtyard was also built.
From 1886 to 1887 a range was built to house submarine miners to the east of the castle. In an emergency these would lay mines in the Tay Estuary to damage enemy shipping. In 1889–1891 a magazine was built within the western enclosure which also led to a major remodeling of the gun emplacements. The castle remained in military use until 1932, and again between 1939 and 1949. The last defence-related alteration was made in the Second World War when a defence post was built within the top of the main tower.
In 1969 the castle opened as a museum operated by Dundee city council.
Fintry Pipe Band came in Broughty Ferry
Fintry pipe band coming in to Broughty Ferry park for gala week in Dundee July 2019
Broughty Castle Broughty Ferry Dundee Scotland 23rd June 2014
Really enjoyed the visit with such fantastic views. The weather was not that good and very cloudy and dull.
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Broughty Ferry Beach Dundee. Swimming time! DJI Spark video
Overcast day in the Ferry but it was 20 degree heat! Very unusual day, a warm 10MPH wind.
The first major trip with the new DJI Spark drone.
Not impressed with the formatting digital software to convert the footage. If you pump this up to max resolution it is better.
Cloudy Day Drive From Dundee To Castle In Broughty Ferry Scotland
Tour Scotland video of a cloudy day drive from Dundee to the castle in Broughty Ferry. The castle is a historic castle on the banks of the River Tay. It was completed around 1495, although the site was earlier fortified in 1454 when George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus received permission to build on the site. His son Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus was coerced into ceding the castle to the crown. The main tower house forming the centre of the castle with four floors was built by Andrew, 2nd Lord Gray who was granted the castle in 1490. The castle saw military action during the 16th century War of the Rough Wooing. After the battle of Pinkie in September 1547 it was surrendered by purchase to the English by its owner, Lord Gray of Foulis. The Earl of Argyll tried to capture the castle on 22 November 1547 and again in January 1548 with 150 men led by the soldier Duncan Dundas, without success. The castle was attacked again, in 1651, by General Monck and his Parliamentary army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. On this occasion the Royalist defenders fled without a fight. After 1666, when the Gray family sold the castle.
Broughty Ferry grassy beach
The kids playing on the beach.
Broughty Ferry Castle 4K
The castle saw military action during the 16th-century War of the Rough Wooing. After the battle of Pinkie in September 1547 it was surrendered by purchase to the English by its owner, Lord Gray of Foulis.
A messenger from the castle, Rinyon (Ninian) Cockburn, who spoke to the English supreme commander the Duke of Somerset before the castle was rendered was given a £4 reward. The Scottish keeper, Henry Durham, was rewarded with an English pension, income from the fishing, and an import/export licence. Durham later lent the English commander £138.
William Patten, the English writer who accompanied Somerset, noted the castle's strategic importance;
it standeth in such sort at the mouth of the river Tay, that being gotten, both Dundee and St. John's Town (Perth), and many other towns else shall become subject to this hold or be compelled to forgo their use of the river.
The position of the old castle itself was advantageous to modern warfare, as it was discovered that the swift river current made naval bombardment impractical.
Soon after taking possession, the English garrison further fortified Broughty by building a ditch across the landward side of the castle's promontory. Edward Clinton began the refortification, with the advice of an Italian engineer, Master John Rossetti, and left 100 men guarded by three ships. The garrison was first led by Sir Andrew Dudley, the Duke of Northumberland's brother, who hoped to distribute Tyndale's Bible in Dundee.
Andrew Dudley wrote in October 1547 that; never had a man had so weak a company of soldiers given to drinking, eating and slothfulness, although, the house stands well.
The town of Dundee agreed to support the garrison and resist the Governor of Scotland, Regent Arran on 27 October 1547. The Constable of Dundee, John Scrimgeour, and the baillies and council signed the agreement, although under the duress of Dudley's two gunships.
The Earl of Argyll tried to capture the castle on 22 November 1547 and again in January 1548 with 150 men led by the soldier Duncan Dundas, without success.
Thomas Wyndham brought two more ships in December 1547 and burnt Balmerino Abbeyon Christmas Day.
On 12 January 1548, one hundred matchlock guns were delivered from Berwick, with powder flasks, matches, touch-boxes, and bullet moulds.
In 1846 the castle was bought by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Company in order to build an adjacent harbour for their railway ferry. In 1855 the castle was acquired by the War Office with the intention of using it to defend the harbour from the Russians. In 1860 renewed fears of a French invasion led the War Office to rebuild and fortify the site. The site was rebuilt according to the designs of Robert Rowand Anderson. The walls of the main courtyard were rebuilt and new wing and courtyard were added to the tower. A caponier was added along the south-east side of the courtyard. Emplacements for nine large guns were also constructed. A small enclosure on the west side of the courtyard was also built. During the First World War the castle battery mounted two 4.7-inch Quick Firing guns.
Broughty Ferry, Dundee in the Snow - Drone Aerial Video
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DJI flight down broughty ferry beach
Great day 1200m flight
Broughty Ferry Castle, Dundee, Scotland from the air
It's a little rough around the edges, I need to work on my flight skills and videography... however, still cracking views of the castle and surrounding areas.
Footage taken with Phantom 2 / Go Pro 3.
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The Accordion Man by Ed Askew (facebook.com/ecaskew?v=feed )
Tom Walker - Live - Leave A Light On - Broughty Ferry Dundee - 2 March 2019
Lovely live version at Assai Record Store
Fintry Pipe Band at Broughty Ferry Gala 2019
July 2019 at Broughty Ferry Dundee
Broughty Ferry Castle.
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Broughty Ferry Castle Drone 1st Oct 2016
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Broughty Ferry Esplanade Adventure
The Mavic Pro capturing the idilic nature of the East Coast of Scotland.
Broughty Ferry Castle
Flight over Broughty Ferry castle and the Silvery Tay.
Broughty Ferry Beach Sunset
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