Packhouse Square [Vaults]

Exchange St, Dundee, Dundee City.

NGR:	NO 40400 30200
WGS84:	56.46016, -2.96873
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Not recorded
Tags:	ManMade, Other
Registry:	second

Underground vaults.

The vaults, buried beneath Exchange Street and Crichton Street, are what is left of Packhouse Square, an enormous storage area built in 1644 for goods coming through the city's ports. Closed in the 1750s and replaced after the city's shoreline was raised following a tidal wave related to Lisbon Earthquake. The vaults were unearthed by a construction team working on a building site on Exchange Street in 2000. Possible tunnel(s) to former King William IV Dock area.

Alternative Names: Dundee Vaults

Notes: Reportedly accessed via an entrance in a courtyard on Exchange St. Given coordinates based on 6 fig. NGR.

'Vault' marked on at [NO 4034 3020], although possibly name of street/lane beside or over vaults.

Links and Resources:

The Courier: 'A marvellous piece of Dundee history': The story of the city's underground vaults, lost for 250 years (11/08/2018) - Link
The Courier: I joined a grisly tour of Dundee's 17th Century underground vaults - what's my verdict? (10/12/24) - Link

This entry was last updated: 2025-11-02 10:17:37

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