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1959 — Dundee and Zadar, Croatia become twin cities. 1962 — Dundee twins with Alexandria, Virginia in the United States and Würzburg in Germany. 1963 Royal Arch, built to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria, is demolished. [27] Dundee Repertory Theatre's premises at Nicoll Street is destroyed in a fire. [58] Dundee Airport opens. [60]
Dundee's history as a major town dates to the charter in which King William granted the earldom of Dundee to his younger brother, David (later Earl of Huntingdon) in 1179–1182. [29] Earl David is thought to have built Dundee Castle, which formerly occupied the site now occupied by St Pauls Cathedral.
Dundee (/ d ʌ n ˈ d iː / ⓘ; Scots: Dundee; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Dè or Dùn Dèagh, pronounced [t̪un ˈtʲeː]) is the fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was 148,210, giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km 2 (6,420/mi 2 ), the second-highest in Scotland.
This is a timeline of Scottish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Scotland and its predecessor states. See also Timeline of prehistoric Scotland . To read about the background to many of these events, see History of Scotland .
His troops continued to garrison Scotland for the rest of the Interregnum. Sporadic Royalist rebellions continued throughout the Commonwealth period in Scotland, particularly in the western Highlands, where Alasdair MacColla had raised his forces in the 1640s. The northwest Highlands was the scene of another pro-Royalist uprising in 1653–55 ...
Lochee (/ l ɒ ˈ x iː /) is an area in the west of Dundee, Scotland.Until the 19th century, it was a separate town, but was eventually surrounded by the expanding Dundee. It is notable for being home to Camperdown Works, which was the largest jute production site in the world.
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The Royal Arch (also referred to as the Victoria Arch) was a structure erected in Dundee, Scotland, between 1849 and 1853 and demolished in 1964.The monumental archway formerly stood over the access to the pier between Earl Grey Dock and King William IV Dock on the city's waterfront.