Birkhill

Birkhill and neighbouring Muirhead are two small villages in Angus, just to the west of Dundee, Scotland.

The main attractions

The main attractions of Birkhill include:
*a branch of the "Co-op", formerly called "Alldays"
*a small hill known to locals as "The Roundie"
*Birkhill Primary School, built in 1993 and later extended (the extension officially opened by Andrew Welsh MSP in 2002). Most students go to "Monifieth High School" for secondary education, with the school providing buses for the long journey to Monifieth.The school has about 300 pupils and 17-18 fully qualified teachers. Famous Scottish footballer Craig Brewster attended the older Birkhill Primary School in Muirhead which has now been made into several houses.
*sports facilities, including a football pitch and a tennis court
*the "Birkhill Inn", a small restaurant and pub often called the "Birkie Inn"
*the "Millennium Hall", which hosts clubs and events.Birkhill is located right next to Templeton Woods, home to one of the largest populations of Red Squirrels in the UK.

Muirhead

In Muirhead there is:
*a convenience store called "Adil's"
*a chemist
*a doctor's surgery
*a post office
*a Scout Hall, home to the "46th Angus Scouts"
*a small police station.
*a stables and riding school
*two nursery schools, called "Birkhill Nursery School" and "Tiddlywinks Nursery School".
*a large area of woodland known as "Backmuir Wood" or "5 Mile Wood"
*a Motor Mechanics
*a Church

ports

Birkhill has Many Sports Teams including the Schools very successful football team. They are also developing a Basketball Team. There is aslo a karate club.

Birkhill Primary School

Each year, round about May or early June the school has its official sports day. The pupils from all classes are split up into houses, named Bruce, Duncan, Grey and Wallace. This year's 2008 winners were Wallace.A few weeks after the school sports day, there is the inter-house football. Bruce are usually the winners. primary six pupils are this year entering models they made into hte Dundee Flower and Food festival.

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