Blackness, Dundee

Blackness
Blackness Blackness shown within the City of Dundee
Population	2,565
OS grid reference	NO388302
Council area	City of Dundee
Lieutenancy area	Dundee
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DUNDEE
Postcode district	DD2
Dialling code	01382
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Dundee West
Scottish Parliament	Dundee City West
List of places UK Scotland 56°27′36″N 2°59′41″W / 56.459956°N 2.994693°W / 56.459956; -2.994693Coordinates: 56°27′36″N 2°59′41″W / 56.459956°N 2.994693°W / 56.459956; -2.994693

Blackness is an area of the city of Dundee. Broadly, Blackness is located to the north of the city's West End and is centred on the Blackness Road, where a number of small, local shops are located. The presence of the Scouring Burn (now diverted underground) meant that the area was attractive for industrial development in the late eighteenth/early nineteenth centuries, modern steam powered machinery requiring a substantial water supply.