Charleston is an area on the northwest edge of
Dundee
Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...
,
Scotland.
Menzieshill
Menzieshill is a suburb and community council area in the city of Dundee, Scotland. It is located in the west of the city, and is immediately north west of Blackness and the West End, west of Lochee, east of Gowrie Park and south of Charle ...
is to the immediate southwest,
Camperdown borders it to the north, and
Lochee is to the east.
The area is home to two
primary schools - Camperdown Primary (multi-religious) and St Clement's Primary (
Catholic) - as well as a library and a variety of small shops. Charleston is a very quiet and small suburb. Thoroughfares include South Road, Dunholm Road, Buttars Loan and Brown Hill Road. There is one play park locally, named Sandy Park.
George Galloway
George Galloway (born 16 August 1954) is a British politician, broadcaster, and writer who is currently leader of the Workers Party of Britain, serving since 2019. Between 1987 and 2010, and then between 2012 and 2015, Galloway was a Member o ...
, from 2012 to 2015 the
Respect Party Member of Parliament for Bradford West, grew up in Charleston.
Balgarthno Stone Circle

The Balgarthno Stone Circle is a late
Neolithic/
Bronze Age stone circle
A stone circle is a ring of standing stones. Most are found in Northwestern Europe – especially in Britain, Ireland, and Brittany – and typically date from the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, with most being built from 3000 BC. The be ...
in Charleston. It is known locally as the Myrekirk.
Areas of Dundee
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