Blackdog is a
hamlet approximately 2 miles north of the city limits of
Aberdeen,
Scotland.
The nearby area serves as a
shooting ground,
[Classic Shooting]
and is used by the
British Army for training.
[British Army shooting grounds]
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 onshore substation of the
European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre
The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), also known as the Aberdeen Bay Wind Farm is an offshore wind test and demonstration facility located around 3 kilometres off the east coast of Aberdeenshire, in the North Sea, Scotland. It was ...
.
An interchange at Blackdog marks the northern end of the
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route
The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR), unofficially also the City of Aberdeen Bypass, is a major road that wraps around the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The road stretches north from Stonehaven through Kincardineshire and crosses both t ...
, a
bypass
Bypass may refer to:
* Bypass (road), a road that avoids a built-up area (not to be confused with passing lane)
* Flood bypass of a river
Science and technology Medicine
* Bypass surgery, a class of surgeries including for example:
** Heart bypas ...
around Aberdeen.
[Transport Scotland]
A four-mile (7 km) stretch between Parkhill and Blackdog opened in June 2018.
References
Hamlets in Scotland
Villages in Aberdeenshire
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