Mills Observatory

Mills Observatory is the first purpose-built public astronomical observatory in the UK, located on the summit of Balgay Hill in Dundee, Scotland. Built in 1935, the observatory is classically styled in sandstone and has a distinctive 7 m dome, which houses a Victorian refracting telescope, a small planetarium, and display areas. The dome is one of two made from papier-mâché to survive in the UK, the other being at the Godlee Observatory. The observatory is currently operated by Leisure & Culture Dundee.

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  Balvaird Castle ⓘ
  castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Claypotts Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dundee City, Scotland, UK  

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  Creich Castle ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Dudhope Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dundee City, Scotland, UK  

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  Elcho Castle ⓘ
  tower house in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Falkland Palace ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Huntingtower Castle ⓘ
  castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Moncur Castle ⓘ
  castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Scone Palace ⓘ
  castle owned by the Earl of Mansfield in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Scotstarvit Tower ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  St Andrews Castle ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Kellie Castle ⓘ
  castle near Pittenweem, in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Glamis Castle ⓘ
  castle in Angus, Scotland, UK

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  Airlie Castle ⓘ
  castle remains and mansion in Angus, Scotland, UK  

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  Castle Huntly ⓘ
  castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Broughty Castle ⓘ
  castle and museum in Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom  

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  Balhousie Castle ⓘ
  regimental museum in Perth, Scotland  

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  Pitmuies House ⓘ
  country house in Angus, Scotland, UK

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  Camperdown Wildlife Centre ⓘ
  Wildlife Centre in Camperdown Park, Dundee

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  Dundee Science Centre ⓘ
  science centre in Dundee, Scotland, UK

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  Fife Folk Museum ⓘ
  museum in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Fife Heritage Railway ⓘ
  railway in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  HMS Unicorn ⓘ
  1824 Leda-class fifth-rate frigate  

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  Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum ⓘ
  museum in a former school building, in Meigle, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK

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  RRS Discovery ⓘ
  1901 survey vessel  

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  St Andrews Heritage Museum and Garden ⓘ
  museum in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum ⓘ
  museum in Angus, Scotland, UK

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  Tayside Medical History Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dundee, Scotland, UK

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  The Museum of Cipher Equipment ⓘ
  museum in Cupar, Scotland, UK

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  The Scottish Deer Centre ⓘ
  British Wildlife Park

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  V&A Dundee ⓘ
  Museum of design in Dundee, Scotland, a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum of London

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  Signal Tower Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Perth Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  University Of St Andrews, Bell Pettigrew Museum ⓘ
  museum in St Andrews, Scotland, UK

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  The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum ⓘ
  historic building and museum in Dundee, Scotland

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  D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum ⓘ
  university museum, zoology collection in Dundee , Scotland

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  Meffan Institute ⓘ
  Museum and art gallery in Forfar, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  St Andrews Cathedral Museum ⓘ
  museum in St. Andrews, Scotland, UK

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  J M Barrie's Birthplace Museum ⓘ
  museum in Kirriemuir, Scotland, UK

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  Angus Folk Museum ⓘ
  centre for agricultural history and rural life located near Forfar, Angus, Scotland, UK

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  Scotland's Secret Bunker ⓘ
  underground bunker near Anstruther, Fife, Scotland, now a museum  

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  Black Watch Castle and Museum ⓘ
  museum in Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Alyth Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Discovery Point ⓘ
  museum in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  St Andrews Museum ⓘ
  museum in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Verdant Works ⓘ
  museum in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Museum of Abernethy ⓘ
  museum in Abernethy, Scotland, UK

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  Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum ⓘ
  museum in Kirriemuir, Scotland, UK

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  Wardlaw Museum ⓘ
  university museum in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Dundee Museum of Transport ⓘ
  transport museum in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Cupar Museum and Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Cupar, Scotland, UK

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  Tayside Police Museum ⓘ
  museum in Angus, Scotland, UK

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  Cateran Ecomuseum ⓘ
  museum in Alyth, Scotland, UK

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2009 Balhousie Castle

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1813 Signal Tower Museum

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1824 Perth Art Gallery

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1838 University Of St Andrews, Bell Pettigrew Museum

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1867 The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum

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1880 D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum

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1898 Meffan Institute

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1908 St Andrews Cathedral Museum

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1938 J M Barrie's Birthplace Museum

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1950 Angus Folk Museum

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1953 Scotland's Secret Bunker

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1962 Black Watch Castle and Museum

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1973 Alyth Museum

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1985 Discovery Point

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1991 St Andrews Museum

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1996 Verdant Works

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2000 Museum of Abernethy

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2001 Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum

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2008 Wardlaw Museum

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2010 Dundee Museum of Transport

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2012 Cupar Museum and Heritage Centre

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2013 Tayside Police Museum

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2019 Cateran Ecomuseum

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Balvaird Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Claypotts Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Creich Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Dudhope Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Elcho Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Falkland Palace	castle, country house	Wikidata
site	castle		Huntingtower Castle	castle, tower house, country house	Wikidata
site	castle		Moncur Castle	castle, fortified house	Wikidata
site	castle		Scone Palace	castle, palace, country house	Wikidata
site	castle		Scotstarvit Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle	1200	St Andrews Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1360	Kellie Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1372	Glamis Castle	castle, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	castle	1432	Airlie Castle	castle, mansion	Wikidata
site	castle	1452	Castle Huntly	castle, prison	Wikidata
site	castle	1490	Broughty Castle	castle, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	castle	2009	Balhousie Castle	castle, independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Pitmuies House	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Camperdown Wildlife Centre	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum		Dundee Science Centre	science center	Wikidata
site	museum		Fife Folk Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Fife Heritage Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Unicorn	museum ship, fifth-rate frigate, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum	museum, school building	Wikidata
site	museum		RRS Discovery	museum ship, survey vessel, royal research ship, square-rigged ship	Wikidata
site	museum		St Andrews Heritage Museum and Garden	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tayside Medical History Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Museum of Cipher Equipment	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Scottish Deer Centre	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum		V&A Dundee	museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1813	Signal Tower Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1824	Perth Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1838	University Of St Andrews, Bell Pettigrew Museum	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1867	The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum	museum, art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1880	D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum	university museum, scientific collection	Wikidata
site	museum	1898	Meffan Institute	museum, art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1908	St Andrews Cathedral Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1938	J M Barrie's Birthplace Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1950	Angus Folk Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1953	Scotland's Secret Bunker	museum, bunker	Wikidata
site	museum	1962	Black Watch Castle and Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1973	Alyth Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Discovery Point	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	St Andrews Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Verdant Works	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Museum of Abernethy	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Wardlaw Museum	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2010	Dundee Museum of Transport	independent museum, transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Cupar Museum and Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Tayside Police Museum	police museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2019	Cateran Ecomuseum	museum	Wikidata
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commons	image		Millsobservthree		Commons
commons	image		Millsobservtwo		Commons
commons	image		Oaktreemillsobservatory		Commons
commons	image		Woodedballgayhill		Commons
commons	image		The 19-inch pilot modelmillsobserv		Commons
commons	image		Mills Observatory		Commons
commons	image		Mills		Commons
commons	image		Millsobsrvatrory1a		Commons
commons	image		Millsobservatory		Commons