Blackdog
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 Houses at Blackdog with the North Sea in the distance |
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  Blackdog |
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| OS grid reference | NJ958141 |
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| Council area | Aberdeenshire |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ABERDEEN |
| Postcode district | AB23 |
| Dialling code | 01224 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Gordon |
| Scottish Parliament | Aberdeenshire East |
Coordinates: 57°13′08″N 2°04′08″W / 57.219°N 02.069°W
- For other uses, see Black dog (disambiguation).
Blackdog is a hamlet approximately 2 miles north of the city limits of Aberdeen, Scotland.
It is planned to be the location of the Aberdeen Bay Wind Farm.[1]
It will be the terminus of the planned Western Peripheral Route, a planned bypass for the city of Aberdeen.[2]
The nearby area serves as a shooting ground,[3] and is used by the British Army for training.[4]
In WW2, the beaches near Blackdog had Landmines planted in response to the fear of a German invasion, there are several recorded fatalities with Landmines. 10 March 1941, Sapper Lesley Whitney - Royal Engineers (age 23), 17 March 1941, Corporal Charles Crowe - Gordon Highlanders (age 24) and on 18 March 1941, Private Colin Innes - Gordon Highlanders (age 22) were all killed by landmines.
A public house called The Black Dog can be found in the nearby suburb of Bridge of Don, Aberdeen.
References
- ↑ Blackdog Rock - wind farm - BBC
- ↑ Transport Scotland
- ↑ Classic Shooting
- ↑ British Army shooting grounds
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