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Decentralisation Area: Central

Area and Boundary Description

Hilltown is a true inner city location. Situated on the edge of the city centre with the Law to the north, the Hilltown area offers excellent views across the River Tay to Fife and beyond.  Click on the image at the top right-hand corner to view a map of the area.

The Hilltown stretches from Dens Road in the East, Strathmore Avenue in the North, the city inner ring road in the South to Constitution Street in the West.

Brief History of the Area

The Hilltown community as it is commonly known contains the electoral ward of Hilltown and part of Bowbridge.

Hilltown is one of the oldest parts of the city and retains a character of its own. This makes it quite distinctive from other regeneration priority areas in Dundee both physically and demographically. It is an area of Dundee where the effects of the decline of traditional industry have been easily identifiable. The Hilltown was a bustling place of work in the jute industry and provided accessible housing for many of the mill workers but now is mainly a residential area with a central shopping concourse running through the spine. Unfortunately these shops are somewhat in decline due to accessibility of new shopping malls within the town centre.

Some of the high-rise blocks are to be demolished and this will give rise to further need for the regeneation of the area.

Public open spaces and play areas have been provided at various locations across the area.  Established over a long period of time these land uses display varying levels of attractiveness.  The Hilltown Park is to be redeveloped as an urban park that will attract local people and visitors to enjoy the open space available.

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