Where is West Craigie Park?

West Craigie Park is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode DD4 6RW).

How do I get to West Craigie Park?

The nearest railway station is Dundee, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode DD4 6RW.

Who owns West Craigie Park?

West Craigie Park is owned by | surface = Grass.

How do I get to West Craigie Park?

The nearest railway station is Dundee, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DD4 6RW.

Stadiums · Central Scotland

West Craigie Park

In or near Dundee.

West Craigie Park in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

Murals in Craigie Street - geograph.org.uk - 7762930 — Glyn Baker — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h
Nearest railway station: Dundee · 1.7 km

West Craigie Park is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

West Craigie Park was a football ground in Dundee, Scotland. It was the home ground of Dundee Our Boys from 1882 until they merged with Dundee East End to form Dundee F.C. in 1893. It was used as the home ground of the new club until the end of 1893.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

Dundee Our Boys moved to West Craigie Park in 1882 after buying some farmland directly to the west of their previous Baxter Park ground. A stand was built, but burnt down in 1892. Until a replacement was built, a wooden hut was used as the changing rooms. It was used to host the final of the Forfarshire Cup in 1885–86 and 1886–87. In 1893 Dundee Our Boys merged with Dundee East End to form Dundee, with the new club playing at West Craigie Park. Dundee joined the Scottish Football League later in the year, and the first SFL match was played at the ground on 12 August 1893 with 5,000 watching a 3–3 draw with Rangers. However, the club only played six more games at the ground before moving to…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 56.4703, -2.9560
District: Dundee City
Postcode: DD4 6RW
Parliamentary constituency: Dundee Central
Established: 1882
Nearest railway station: Dundee — 1.7 km

Sources

wikidata: Q21003985 (CC0)
wikipedia: West Craigie Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Public art & sculpture · Central Scotland

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Where to eat & stay near West Craigie Park

Places to stay

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Hostels · Central Scotland

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