Dyce

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Dyce is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, about six miles (about nine kilometres) northwest of Aberdeen city, best known for being the location of the city's airport. It is on the River Don.

[edit] History

Dyce is reputed to have been the site of a church founded by the Irish missionary and bishop Saint Fergus in the 8th century AD. Today the cemetery north of the airport hosts the abandoned former St. Fergus chapel, where stones with Pictish engraving from that period are on display.

[edit] Recent history

Aberdeen Airport, immediately west of the town, opened in 1934. From the mid 1970s, Dyce grew in size greatly due to the oil industry and all the expansion associated with it. The main BP Oil Company headquarters were built here for easy access to the airport. The railway station had been closed for some years, but in September 1984 it was reopened to serve Aberdeen airport.

[edit] Facilities

Dyce has one main shopping centre which is mainly an Asda store with a Boots chemist, a hairdresser, a pet shop, and a travel agent and a Jimmy Chung's restaurant. The local secondary school, Dyce Academy has about 500 pupils. There is also a primary school. [1]

The town has good sports facilities including the local junior football team Dyce Boys Club F.C. who currently play in the Scottish Junior Football Association North Region and the cricket team.

Areas of Aberdeen