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Balgay Hill, Mills Observatory

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Balgay Hill, Mills Observatory
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A named place photographed at this map point in Dundee City.
Balgay Hill rises to approximately 140 meters and is composed mainly of Old Red Sandstone. It is historically significant as the site of the Mills Observatory, one of the first public observatories in the UK, opened in 1933.

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