Fintry, Dundee facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fintry
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| Population | 6,592 |
| OS grid reference | NO422334 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DUNDEE |
| Postcode district | DD4 |
| Dialling code | 01382 |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Fintry is a neighbourhood in Dundee, Scotland. It's in the northern part of the city. To its west is Mill o' Mains, and to its east is Whitfield. Farmland and old buildings like Powrie Farm and Powrie Castle are to the north. Fintry has cool parks like Powrie Park and Finlathen Park, where the Dighty Burn stream flows. In 2011, about 6,592 people lived in Fintry.
The borders of Fintry are usually seen as: Forfar Road on the west (next to Mill O'Mains), Longhaugh Road on the east (next to Whitfield), and the Dighty Burn stream to the south. Many of Fintry's borders are marked by tall apartment buildings, called tenement blocks.
Fintry is part of the North East area of Dundee City Council. This council helps run the city. Since May 2012, Fintry has been represented by Councillors Steven Rome and Willie Sawers from the Scottish National Party, and Councillor Gregor Murray, who is an Independent.
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Local Life in Fintry
Fintry has many places for people to visit. There are two bars, the Powrie Bar and the Dolphin. You can also find two chip shops, two Chinese takeaways (Blue Lagoon and Friendlies), and three Indian takeaways (Tartan Tandoori, Mazaydar, and Red Chilli).
There are two churches: Fintry Parish Church and Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church. The 22nd Dundee Scouts group meets at Fintry Parish Church. There is also a Girls' Brigade group there. The Mains of Fintry Pipe Band, a music group with bagpipes, started in Fintry in 1972.
Other important places in Fintry include the Finmill Community Centre and the Library, both on Findcastle Street.
Schools in Fintry
Fintry has several schools for young people. There are three Primary Schools:
- Fintry Primary (not linked to a specific church)
- Longhaugh Primary (not linked to a specific church)
- St Francis (a Catholic school)
Longhaugh Primary and St Francis are part of the North East campus, which opened in 2018. Fintry also has two Secondary Schools for older students: Braeview Academy (not linked to a specific church) and St. Paul's R.C. Academy (a Catholic school).
For younger children, there's a Nursery School next to Fintry Primary. Quarry View nursery is also part of the new North East campus. The new Fintry Primary school was finished around 2010. It replaced an older building from the 1950s.
History of Fintry
Building Fintry started in the late 1940s. Before that, the area was mostly farmland. Two old farm buildings still exist from that time. One is a cottage on Longhaugh Road, and the other is a farmhouse on Fintry Road. This farmhouse was once the Fintry Nursery School.
When Fintry was first planned, all the street names were supposed to start with "Fin". For example, Findcastle Street and Finlathen Park follow this rule. However, some streets were later renamed, breaking this original plan.
Cheviot Crescent and Grampian Gardens
In the early 1970s, two streets, Cheviot Crescent (which used to be Fincraig Street) and Grampian Gardens (which used to be Fingarth Street), were renamed. This was because the apartment buildings there had a bad reputation. The old names made it hard for the council to find new people to live in the flats.
Later, experts found that these apartment buildings were not built strongly enough. They were starting to sink into the ground. Because of this, almost all the people living there were moved to other homes in the city. Then, most of the buildings on the north side of Cheviot Crescent were taken down. Several buildings on the south side and in Grampian Gardens were also demolished.
After the demolitions, some new, smaller homes called bungalows were built. Amond Way and Amond Gardens were built in the early 2000s. They are named after PC Trevor Amond, a police officer known for helping the community. Cheviot Rise and Grampian Close are also small streets built in the area.
Notable People from Fintry
Some famous people have connections to Fintry:
- The Grahams of Fintry were important landowners in the area long ago.
- Charlie Adam, a football player for Dundee F.C. and the Scotland national team, was born and grew up in Fintry.
- Former Dundee F.C. players Kyle Benedictus and Scott Robertson also grew up here.
- Musician Brian Molko spent part of his childhood in Fintry.
- Poet and author Gary Robertson lives in Fintry.
Buses in Fintry
You can catch several bus services from Fintry to different parts of Dundee and beyond:
Stagecoach Strathtay
- Service 22 goes to Dundee Seagate Bus Station or Kirriemuir.
Xplore Dundee
- Service 10 goes to Ninewells Hospital or Broughty Ferry.
- Service 17 goes to Ninewells Hospital via Dundee Whitehall Street or Whitfield.
- Service 32 goes to Dundee Crichton Street.
- Service 33 goes to Dundee Commercial Street or Whitfield.
Moffat & Williamson
- Service 88 goes to Whitfield or Broughty Ferry.
