The McManus
The McManus is a historic building and museum in Dundee. It is protected as a category A listed building. Within 15 km there are 34 more places to visit, starting with RRS Discovery (700 m).
Museum in Dundee
Inside Dundee
The McManus is inside Dundee’s locality, with 22 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Dundee has 853 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
Aim for June to August, when Dundee reaches 17–19°C.
The McManus
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 7 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- in Dundee
- Official site
- mcmanus.co.uk
The practical side
Map of The McManus and nearby
Orange marks The McManus, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Dundee’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns within reach of The McManus
The most populous of the 4 is Dundee, at 147,365. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Dundee
Newport-on-Tay and Wormit
Tayport
Monifieth
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where The McManus is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee | It’s in town | 147,365 | 32 |
| Newport-on-Tay and Wormit | 2.8 km south of it | 4,119 | 24 |
| Tayport | 4.5 km east of it | 3,967 | 16 |
| Monifieth | 9.3 km east of it | 9,356 | 4 |
While you are near The McManus
Of the 34 within 15 km, look for 3 castles, 2 cathedrals and 2 museums.
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee600 m away3
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral, Dundee300 m away4
MuseumV&A Dundee600 m away5
MuseumHMS Unicorn800 m away6
CastleDudhope Castle800 m away7
CastleMains Castle2.7 km away8
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandClaypotts Castle5.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about The McManus
Where is The McManus?
The McManus is in Dundee, Dundee City, inside the town’s locality.
What is The McManus?
Historic building and museum in Dundee, Scotland.
When is the best time to visit The McManus?
June to August are the warmest months in Dundee, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is The McManus a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near The McManus?
Within 15 km: RRS Discovery (700 m), St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee (600 m), St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee (300 m) and V&A Dundee (600 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- The McManus: Laerol, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- V&A Dundee: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Unicorn: ydam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudhope Castle: Ydam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mains Castle: Ydam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claypotts Castle: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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