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Broughty Ferry
Broughty Ferry (Brochtie in Scots) is a suburb
on the eastern edge of the City of Dundee, situated on the shore of
the Firth of Tay in eastern Scotland. "The Ferry" was formerly an
independent burgh from 1864 until it was absorbed into the Royal
burgh of Dundee in 1913.
Although some of its residents would prefer still to consider
Broughty Ferry a separate town, it is — following post-war urban
expansion — de facto a suburb of Dundee, and takes local government
administration from the city.
Broughty Ferry is a prosperous town with many pubs and restaurants.
The recently-renovated park at the beach includes a number of
children's facilities, such as crazy golf and kiddies go-karts. It
has an Italian cafe, Vissochi's which is locally renowed for its ice
creams. On New Year's Day there is a local tradition of swimming
between the piers of the harbour.
The name probably derives from Bruach Tatha meaning "Taybank" in
Scottish Gaelic. Broughty Castle (1496) still stands on a shallow
tip projecting into the Firth, and there are two beaches, one of
sand, the other of pebbles. A piece of folk etymology holds that the
name derives from the Lowland Scots broch, meaning some form of
fortification, with the 'ty' being a shortening of the name of the
River Tay, and Ferry being added later in recognition of the town's
role as a ferry port. However, this is unlikely, as the word order
would probably be "Tay Broch", rather than "Broch Tay".
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