Blackdog
Blackdog | |
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Houses at Blackdog with the North Sea in the distance | |
Location within Aberdeenshire | |
OS grid reference | NJ958141 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ABERDEEN |
Postcode district | AB23 |
Dialling code | 01224 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Blackdog is a hamlet approximately 2 miles north of the city limits of Aberdeen, Scotland.
The nearby area serves as a shooting ground,[1] and is used by the British Army for training.[2]
In WW2, the beaches near Blackdog were mined in response to fears of a German invasion, resulting in several fatalities. 10 March 1941 at North Beaches of Blackdog, Sapper Leslie Alfred Whitney - Royal Engineers (age 23) when a "toadstool" he was arming detonated. 17 March 1941 at Millden Links, Corporal Charles Crowe - Gordon Highlanders (age 24) and on 18 March 1941 at Millden Links, Private Colin Innes - Gordon Highlanders (age 22) were all killed by landmines.
The minefields were cleared in 1944 by 11th Company Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal, during the clear up a Wasp (converted Bren gun carrier) used for flamethrowing to burn off vegetation was blown up when it hit a mine. One person lost a hand and several were injured.
A public house called The Black Dog can be found in the nearby suburb of Bridge of Don, Aberdeen.
It is the location of the Aberdeen Bay Wind Farm.[3]
An interchange at Blackdog marks the northern end of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, a bypass around Aberdeen.[4] A four-mile (7km) stretch between Parkhill and Blackdog opened in June 2018.[5]
References
- ^ Classic Shooting Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ British Army shooting grounds Archived 9 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Donald Trump-opposed wind farm in Aberdeen Bay connected to grid". The Scotsman. 3 April 2018.
- ^ Transport Scotland Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "First main part of £745m Aberdeen bypass opens". BBC News. BBC. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.