Bridge of Don is a suburb in the north of

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. In , the Bridge of Don

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was estimated to have a population of 19,545. Bridge of Don is split into four areas for statistical purposes by

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: Balgownie and Donmouth,

Danestone Danestone is a small, village-like area of Aberdeen, Scotland, located next to the suburb of Bridge of Don. Located North of Aberdeen City Centre, ''Danestone'' is a relatively new area of Aberdeen. The area was all farmland until the 1980s whe ...

, Denmore and Oldmachar. Traditionally Bridge of Don has been split up into: Bridge of Don, Danestone, Denmore and Middleton Park.

Schools

The secondary schools within the suburb are:

Bridge of Don Academy Bridge of Don Academy is an Aberdeen City Council operated six-year secondary comprehensive school and community centre in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, Scotland. The building was opened in 1979, originally designed to accommodate around 900 pupils ...

and

Oldmachar Academy Oldmachar Academy is situated in Bridge of Don in the north of Aberdeen in an area of private housing. It is a six-year comprehensive, non-denominational school which opened to pupils in August 1982 (April 1983 on its present site). In 2004 it w ...

and there are also seven primary schools:

, Braehead, Forehill, Glashieburn, Greenbrae, Middleton Park and Scotstown.

Amenities

Bridge of Don has a library a community centre, and a retail park. It was formerly the site of the

Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre The Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (also known as the General Electric Exhibition Centre and often shortened to the AECC) was a large exhibition and conference complex, in the suburb of Bridge of Don, in Aberdeen, Scotland. The compl ...

before this was relocated to Bucksburn as The Event Complex Aberdeen. The

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is situated in Bridge of Don on Links Road. At the mouth of the River Don, shared with

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is the Donmouth Local Nature Reserve.

Sports

Bridge of Don is home to two

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football clubs: Hall Russell United F.C. and

Hermes F.C. Hermes Junior Football Club are a Scottish football club from Bridge of Don, an area of the city of Aberdeen. Founded in 1968 by pupils of Robert Gordon's College, the club initially played at amateur level before becoming members of the S ...

who play at neighbouring grounds in the Denmore Road area.

Military

The

Gordon Barracks Gordon Barracks is a military installation situated in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen. History The barrack buildings, which were built by J and W Wittet between 1933 and 1935, are located around the barrack square. Constructed of dressed granite blo ...

, which have served as the regimental headquarters for the

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as well as being the training centre for the Highland Brigade are situated in Bridge of Don. The barracks consists of buildings around the a square and were opened in 1935 and were used as a barracks up to their closure as a centre for Junior Soldier training in 1986. The barracks are built of dressed blocks of granite. The central block is two storeys high, has three bays is a rectangular shape and has stepped gables with a roof of slates. The style of the buildings has been described as sub-baronial and the Royal arms are placed on the central block. The entrance to the barracks has cast-iron gates with decorations. Today, the Gordon Barracks are used by a number of organisations, including Territorial Army (TA) signals and medical units.

References

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