Bridgefoot, Angus

Bridgefoot
Bridgefoot
 Bridgefoot shown within Angus
OS grid referenceNO377353
Council areaAngus
Lieutenancy areaAngus
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DUNDEE
Postcode district DD3
Dialling code 01382
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentDundee West
Scottish ParliamentAngus South
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 56°30′20″N 3°00′50″W / 56.505623°N 3.013761°W / 56.505623; -3.013761

Bridgefoot, previously called Kirkton of Strathmartine, is a village in Angus, Scotland. It lies approximately one mile north of Dundee, to the west of Strathmartine Hospital.[1]

Bridgefoot

It is said that a boulder to the North of the village marks the spot where a dragon died.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Dundee and Montrose, Forfar and Arbroath", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (B2 ed.), 2007, ISBN 0-319-22980-7
  2. ↑ Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 464. ISBN 9780340165973.
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