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Bucksburn
Bucksburn is an suburb of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, named after the stream that flows through it. The stream is called Bucks Burn. Bucksburn was formerly a market village before being swallowed up by the spread of the city. The area is bordered by countryside, in particular Kirkhill Forest and the land surrounding Brimmond Hill. Bucksburn was one of the first established villages in Aberdeen, in the time of the Harrying of Buchan in 1308, when Robert the Bruce was present in Aberdeen. History Bucksburn railway station served the area from 1854 to 1956. The line it was on still exists as the Aberdeen–Inverness line. Bucksburn & District Pipe Band, formed in 1947, has represented Aberdeen internationally and were Champion of Champions in 1998 and 1999 at their grade. The youth section won the Scottish, British, and World Champions titles in 2008. When WWI started many soldiers from Bucksburn went. There is a memorial in memory of those who were lost in the wa ...
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Bucksburn Primary School - Geograph
Bucksburn is an suburb of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, named after the stream that flows through it. The stream is called Bucks Burn. Bucksburn was formerly a market village before being swallowed up by the spread of the city. The area is bordered by countryside, in particular Kirkhill Forest and the land surrounding Brimmond Hill. Bucksburn was one of the first established villages in Aberdeen, in the time of the Harrying of Buchan in 1308, when Robert the Bruce was present in Aberdeen. History Bucksburn railway station served the area from 1854 to 1956. The line it was on still exists as the Aberdeen–Inverness line. Bucksburn & District Pipe Band, formed in 1947, has represented Aberdeen internationally and were Champion of Champions in 1998 and 1999 at their grade. The youth section won the Scottish, British, and World Champions titles in 2008. When WWI started many soldiers from Bucksburn went. There is a memorial in memory of those who were lost in the wa ...
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Bucksburn & District Pipe Band
Bucksburn is an suburb of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, named after the stream that flows through it. The stream is called Bucks Burn. Bucksburn was formerly a market village before being swallowed up by the spread of the city. The area is bordered by countryside, in particular Kirkhill Forest and the land surrounding Brimmond Hill. Bucksburn was one of the first established villages in Aberdeen, in the time of the Harrying of Buchan in 1308, when Robert the Bruce was present in Aberdeen. History Bucksburn railway station served the area from 1854 to 1956. The line it was on still exists as the Aberdeen–Inverness line. Bucksburn & District Pipe Band, formed in 1947, has represented Aberdeen internationally and were Champion of Champions in 1998 and 1999 at their grade. The youth section won the Scottish, British, and World Champions titles in 2008. When WWI started many soldiers from Bucksburn went. There is a memorial in memory of those who were lost in the wa ...
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Bucksburn Primary School
Bucksburn is an suburb of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, named after the stream that flows through it. The stream is called Bucks Burn. Bucksburn was formerly a market village before being swallowed up by the spread of the city. The area is bordered by countryside, in particular Kirkhill Forest and the land surrounding Brimmond Hill. Bucksburn was one of the first established villages in Aberdeen, in the time of the Harrying of Buchan in 1308, when Robert the Bruce was present in Aberdeen. History Bucksburn railway station served the area from 1854 to 1956. The line it was on still exists as the Aberdeen–Inverness line. Bucksburn & District Pipe Band, formed in 1947, has represented Aberdeen internationally and were Champion of Champions in 1998 and 1999 at their grade. The youth section won the Scottish, British, and World Champions titles in 2008. When WWI started many soldiers from Bucksburn went. There is a memorial in memory of those who were lost in the war ...
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Bucksburn Primary
Bucksburn is an suburb of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, named after the stream that flows through it. The stream is called Bucks Burn. Bucksburn was formerly a market village before being swallowed up by the spread of the city. The area is bordered by countryside, in particular Kirkhill Forest and the land surrounding Brimmond Hill. Bucksburn was one of the first established villages in Aberdeen, in the time of the Harrying of Buchan in 1308, when Robert the Bruce was present in Aberdeen. History Bucksburn railway station served the area from 1854 to 1956. The line it was on still exists as the Aberdeen–Inverness line. Bucksburn & District Pipe Band, formed in 1947, has represented Aberdeen internationally and were Champion of Champions in 1998 and 1999 at their grade. The youth section won the Scottish, British, and World Champions titles in 2008. When WWI started many soldiers from Bucksburn went. There is a memorial in memory of those who were lost in the war ...
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Bucksburn War Memorial (close-up) - Geograph
Bucksburn is an suburb of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, named after the stream that flows through it. The stream is called Bucks Burn. Bucksburn was formerly a market village before being swallowed up by the spread of the city. The area is bordered by countryside, in particular Kirkhill Forest and the land surrounding Brimmond Hill. Bucksburn was one of the first established villages in Aberdeen, in the time of the Harrying of Buchan in 1308, when Robert the Bruce was present in Aberdeen. History Bucksburn railway station served the area from 1854 to 1956. The line it was on still exists as the Aberdeen–Inverness line. Bucksburn & District Pipe Band, formed in 1947, has represented Aberdeen internationally and were Champion of Champions in 1998 and 1999 at their grade. The youth section won the Scottish, British, and World Champions titles in 2008. When WWI started many soldiers from Bucksburn went. There is a memorial in memory of those who were lost in the war ...
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Bucksburn Railway Station 1934536 D985f93e
Bucksburn is an suburb of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, named after the stream that flows through it. The stream is called Bucks Burn. Bucksburn was formerly a market village before being swallowed up by the spread of the city. The area is bordered by countryside, in particular Kirkhill Forest and the land surrounding Brimmond Hill. Bucksburn was one of the first established villages in Aberdeen, in the time of the Harrying of Buchan in 1308, when Robert the Bruce was present in Aberdeen. History Bucksburn railway station served the area from 1854 to 1956. The line it was on still exists as the Aberdeen–Inverness line. Bucksburn & District Pipe Band, formed in 1947, has represented Aberdeen internationally and were Champion of Champions in 1998 and 1999 at their grade. The youth section won the Scottish, British, and World Champions titles in 2008. When WWI started many soldiers from Bucksburn went. There is a memorial in memory of those who were lost in the war ...
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Bucksburn Railway Station
Bucksburn railway station served the suburb of Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland from 1854 to 1968 on the Great North of Scotland Railway. History The station opened as Buxburn on 20 September 1854 by the Great North of Scotland Railway The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) was one of the two smallest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping, operating in the north-east of the country. Formed in 1845, it carried its first passengers the fr .... The name changed to Bucksburn on 1 January 1897. The station closed to passengers on 5 March 1956 and closed to goods on 22 April 1968. References External links Disused railway stations in Aberdeenshire Former Great North of Scotland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1854 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956 1854 establishments in Scotland 1968 disestablishments in Scotland {{Aberdeenshire-railstation-stub ...
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Bucksburn Academy (geograph 4836489)
Bucksburn Academy is the only state secondary school in Bucksburn, a suburb/town in Aberdeen, Scotland serving as the sole provider of secondary education. Bucksburn Academy's catchment area includes the suburbs of Bucksburn, Newhills and Kingswells, though some pupils do attend from other nearby areas, such as Stoneywood and Dyce. The school has a dedicated Additional Support Wing which has capacity for 96 children. The wing is a city-wide provision that provides education for children with moderate to severe and complex additional support needs The languages taught at the school are French, German Spanish and sometimes Mandarin. Bucksburn Academy opened in late October 2009 and replaced the existing Bankhead Academy. The new school had some of the greatest facilities in Scotland, rivalling only those of Cults Academy Cults Academy is an Aberdeen City Council secondary school in Cults, Aberdeen, Scotland. It was the recipient of The Sunday Times Scottish State Secondary S ...
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Bucksburn Academy
Bucksburn Academy is the only state secondary school in Bucksburn, a suburb/town in Aberdeen, Scotland serving as the sole provider of secondary education. Bucksburn Academy's catchment area includes the suburbs of Bucksburn, Newhills and Kingswells, though some pupils do attend from other nearby areas, such as Stoneywood and Dyce. The school has a dedicated Additional Support Wing which has capacity for 96 children. The wing is a city-wide provision that provides education for children with moderate to severe and complex additional support needs The languages taught at the school are French, German Spanish and sometimes Mandarin. Bucksburn Academy opened in late October 2009 and replaced the existing Bankhead Academy. The new school had some of the greatest facilities in Scotland, rivalling only those of Cults Academy Cults Academy is an Aberdeen City Council secondary school in Cults, Aberdeen, Scotland. It was the recipient of The Sunday Times Scottish State Secondary ...
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P&J Live
P&J Live (also known as The Event Complex Aberdeen) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the suburb of Bucksburn, in Aberdeen in Scotland. Opened in August 2019, it offers a capacity for all types of shows and events from 5,000 to 15,000. Replacing the former Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC), the 10,000-seat arena is used for concerts and other events. It is the largest indoor arena in Scotland, and the fifth largest arena in the United Kingdom. History In September 2012, talks got underway to replace the 27-year-old AECC Arena with a new £20 million facility on the same site amid claims that the arena was missing out on big acts due its comparatively small 4,750-seat capacity. On 18 October 2013, the city council announced plans to spend £200 million on a rebuild of the AECC, but also raised the possibility of relocating the venue to a new site. Then on 31 October, it was announced that the go ahead had been given to the relocation, with Henry Boot ...
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City Of Aberdeen
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Aberdeen
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and has a population estimate of for the city of Aberdeen, and for the local council area making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area. The city is northeast of Edinburgh and north of London, and is the northernmost major city in the United Kingdom. Aberdeen has a long, sandy coastline and features an oceanic climate, with cool summers and mild, rainy winters. During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen's buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, which may sparkle like silver because of its high mica content. Since the discovery of North Sea oil in 1969, Aberdeen has been known as the offshore oil capital of Europe. Based upon the discovery of prehistoric villages around the mouths of the rivers ...
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