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Crowds at Broughty Castle greeting RRS Discovery

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Crowds at Broughty Castle greeting RRS Discovery
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Crowds at Broughty Castle greeting RRS Discovery is a castle, fort or tower in Dundee City, Scotland. Perhaps the castle walls vibrated with footsteps and cheers as the ship pulled clear. Maybe children climbed the ramparts to watch the sails catch wind. Imagine the whole city leaning forward, waiting for the vessel to disappear over the horizon.
A named place photographed at this map point in Dundee City.
Broughty Castle, located near Dundee, was originally built in the 14th century, with significant fortifications added in the 16th century by the Earls of Angus. It is remembered as an important coastal stronghold and for its role in Scottish military history, as well as for the 1901 photograph showing crowds greeting the RRS Discovery, the ship used in Antarctic expeditions.

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