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In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Benvie like this:
Benvie, a village and an ancient parish on the SW border of Forfarshire- The village stands on Invergowrie Burn, 4½ miles W by N of Dundee. Here, at the manse, was born John Playfair (1748 -1819), the eminent mathematician and natural philosopher. A chalybeate spring near, once held in great repute, is now entirely neglected. The parish, since 1758, has been incorporated with Liff.
Benvie is now part of DUNDEE CITY City. Click here for graphs and data of how DUNDEE CITY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Benvie itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Benvie, in Dundee City and Angus | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22393
Date accessed: 11th February 2026
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