Dundee's lost coastline: the story of Will's Braes

Name: Dundee's lost coastline: the story of Will's Braes
Start: 2026-01-15T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-15T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Dundee Art Society

Schedule

Thu Jan 15 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Dundee Art Society | Dundee, SC

The opening of the Dundee and Perth Railway in 1847 brought great economic benefits. However, in the west end of Dundee it initiated unprecedented environmental devastation, severing the connection between the land and the Tay. The coastal ‘paradise’ known as Will’s Braes between Invergowrie and Magdalen Green, much treasured by the town’s inhabitants, was almost completely destroyed with loss of botanical, geological and recreational amenity, together with the creation of pollutant-filled lagoons. This talk explores the changes that have taken place along this once natural ‘Riverside’ to the present day.

Rob Duck is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Geoscience at the University of Dundee and Chair of the Tay Estuary Forum.
This talk will take place in the Dundee Art Society Roseangle Gallery, starting at 7.00 pm. Guests are always welcome and there will be the opportunity to chat over a glass of wine afterwards.