Kingoodie

Stone from the nearby quarries was formerly loaded onto barges in Kingoodie Bay

Kingoodie (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Gaothach or Scottish Gaelic: Ceann na Gaoithe "windy head(land)") is a hamlet about 4 miles south west of Dundee, but in the region of Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The shore is easily accessible and close to the Firth of Tay.[1]

Quarries close to Kingoodie supplied the town with building stone for a number of centuries. This stone was important for the building of sea walls to protect the town from the tide and the harbour works.

The population is approximately 60 people (as of 2009).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kingoodie". Scottish Places. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kingoodie.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, February 23, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.