Barnhill is an area in

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, located within the suburb of

Broughty Ferry Broughty Ferry (; ; ) is a suburb of Dundee, in Scotland. It is situated four miles east of the City Centre, Dundee, 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 ...

. It is approximately east of Dundee City Centre. Until the late 19th century, Barnhill was a separate

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Description

Barnhill is located in the north east of Broughty Ferry and extends to the city boundary between Dundee and

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. The area borders the recent Balgillo Park housing development and, at North Balmossie Street, with

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. It contains both private and council housing. The main commercial area is the Campfield Shopping Square which includes a

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, a pub named ''The Barn'' as well as Co-Operative Food and

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stores. Also located in the area is Barnhill Cemetery. The area was formerly the location of Dundee Convalescent Home run by

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and built using money given by Sir David Baxter. The Convalescent Home was demolished in 1971, and the site was acquired by the East of Scotland Housing Association. It is now occupied by Fettercairn Drive and Stracathro Terrace.

Education

Barnhill Primary School is the main school for the area. While

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is located on the border between Barnhill and Monifieth, and Monifieth High School is nearest to Barnhill Primary, most pupils will go to

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as this is run by the same council,

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Politics

Barnhill was a

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of Dundee City Council, returning

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Councillor Bruce Mackie. This changed at the 2007 City Council elections when a STV system was adopted. Dundee has 8 Wards and Barnhill is included in one named "The Ferry". The Ferry returned 2

, 1

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, and 1

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councillors.

Transport

Barnhill is approximately 10–15 minutes walk from Broughty Ferry town centre. Strathtay and

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buses also provide regular services to Broughty Ferry and Dundee City Centre. The area was formerly served by a railway station on the long closed Dundee and Forfar Direct Line. Balmossie railway station, on the

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, is close to Barnhill, but is actually situated just inside the neighbouring town of

References

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