Invergowrie

Invergowrie

Invergowrie is a village on the north bank of the River Tay to the west of Dundee. Although formally incorporated as part of Dundee, it is located in Perth and Kinross Fact|date=June 2007.

The village is served by Invergowrie railway station.

A village referred to as Invergourin was recorded in 1124. This would suggest that the name was from derived Scottish Gaelic "Inbhir-" meaning the mouth, namely Tay, and "-gobhar" meaning the place of goats. However, the Pictish name of Dargie, which refers to the boundary of Circhen and Fortriu, and survives in the name of the Invergowrie Church glebe, suggests that the Pictish place name could have been Aberdargie. Notwithstanding, the etymology of the name Invergowrie would appear to be a modern invention. Possibly as a corruption of Gaelic with reference to Gabrán, the 6th century king of Dál Riata.

The current village can be traced back to early 18th century, although it was not until the coming of the Dundee and Perth railway in 1840s that the village prospered. Paper manufacture was important to the village and persisted until the closure of the Bullionfield Mill in 1964. On October 22 1979 a rail crash occurred after a warning signal was ignored resulting in the death of five people and 51 injuries.


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