Charleston, Dundee

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56°28′23″N 3°02′14″W / 56.473084°N 3.037243°W / 56.473084; -3.037243

Charleston is an area on the northwest edge of Dundee, Scotland. Menzieshill is to the immediate southwest, Camperdown borders it to the north, and Lochee is to the east.

The area is home to two primary schools - Camperdown Primary (multi-religious) and St Clement's Primary (Catholic) - as well as a library and a variety of small shops. Charleston is a very quiet and small suburb. Thoroughfares include South Road, Dunholm Road, Buttars Loan and Brown Hill Road. There is one play park locally, named Sandy Park.

George Galloway (born 1954) the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochdale since the 2024 by-election grew up in Charleston.[1]

Balgarthno Stone Circle

Balgarthno Stone Circle, a late Neolithic/Bronze Age stone circle in Charleston, Dundee. Locally known as the Myrekirk.

The Balgarthno Stone Circle is a late Neolithic/Bronze Age stone circle in Charleston. It is known locally as the Myrekirk.

References

  1. ^ "This is for Gaza, says Galloway on by-election win". BBC News. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.


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