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Dyce is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, about six miles (about nine kilometres) northwest of Aberdeen city, best known for being the location of the city's airport. It is on the River Don. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... The article is about the Don River in Scotland. ...

History

Dyce is the site of an early medieval church dedicated to the 8th century missionary and bishop St. Fergus, otherwise associated with Glamis, Angus. Today the cemetery, north of the airport, and overlooking the river Don, hosts the roofless but otherwise virtually complete former St. Fergus Chapel, within which Pictish and early Christian stones from the 7th-9th centuries, found in or around the churchyard, are displayed (Historic Scotland; open at all times without entrance charge). St Fergus is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly in the county of Banffshire. ... Glamis is a small village in Angus, Scotland and is home to the famous Glamis Castle. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 10th  - Total 2,182 km²  - % Water  ? Admin HQ Forfar ISO 3166-2 GB-ANS ONS code 00QC Demographics Population Ranked 19th  - Total (2005) 109,170  - Density 50 / km² Scottish Gaelic  - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics Angus Council http://www. ... The term Don may refer to Donald, a Western name Don (honorific), a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian title, given as a mark of respect A crime boss Don, Nord, a commune of the Nord département in northern France Don (TN), a comune in the province of Trento, in northern... The Picts inhabited Caledonia (Scotland), north of the River Forth. ... Historic Scotland is the Scottish agency looking after historic monuments. ...

The Chapel is a unicameral late medieval building with alterations perhaps of the 17th or 18th centuries (the addition of doors in the east and west gables, and enlarged windows). It was restored and repointed by Historic Scotland in recent years, having for many decades been shrouded with a heavy growth of ivy, which obscured its architectural features (eg. three blocked pointed Gothic doorways and an elaborate east gable finial). The building is constructed of granite rubble. Though roofless and of modest size, it is one of the better-preserved small late medieval churches in Scotland. This article is about the country. ...

The collection of early medieval carved stones, one of the finest at a single site in north-east Scotland were removed during the restoration from their setting in an alcove in the blocked east door, conserved, and rehoused in a more accessible open shelter protected by a lean-to slated roof inserted within the church's west end. This article is about the country. ...

The collection consists of: i) A particularly well-preserved Pictish symbol stone, incised with the 'Pictish beast' and double disc and Z-rod symbols. ii) A largely complete Pictish cross-slab, carved on one face in relief with an interlaced cross with central spiral boss and four Pictish symbols. When removed from its previous setting, in which only the cross-face was visible, it was discovered that the slab has an Ogham inscription on one side. This inscription, in the Pictish language, is one of the longest and best-preserved of this type to survive in Scotland. It is probably memorial in character. iii) Four small slabs with different forms of crosses. Probably early medieval grave-markers. Note: This article contains special characters. ... The Picts inhabited Caledonia (Scotland), north of the River Forth. ...

All these stones are carved on monoliths or slabs of the local granite. An interpretation board describing the carved stones has been placed beside them by Historic Scotland. Two further carved stones, of uncertain (though probably early) character, were discovered re-used as building rubble in the inner east gable and outer south wall during the chapel's restoration. They were left in situ and are readily visible. A broken font, somewhat resembling a round-backed chair in its present condition, lies outside the church, and may also be of early medieval date.

The graveyard surrounding the old church was used into the 20th century, and retains almost no old gravestones. There is a small 'mort house' in one corner of the enclosure, which is adjoined by a modern extension, still in use for burials.

Recent history

Aberdeen Airport, immediately west of the town, opened in 1934. From the mid 1970s, Dyce grew in size greatly due to the oil industry and all the expansion associated with it. The main BP Oil Company headquarters were built here for easy access to the airport. The railway station had been closed for some years, but in September 1984 it was reopened to serve Aberdeen airport. For the airport in Aberdeen, South Dakota, see Aberdeen Regional Airport. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The Oil industry brings to market what is currently considered the lifeblood of nearly all other industry, if not industrialized civilization itself. ... This article is about the corporation known as BP. See also BP (disambiguation) BP (formerly British Petroleum and briefly known as BP Amoco) (NYSE: BP) is a petroleum company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. ... looking west along the line The Dyce railway station is a railway station serving the town of Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ... This article is about the year. ... For the airport in Aberdeen, South Dakota, see Aberdeen Regional Airport. ...

Facilities

Dyce has one main shopping centre which is mainly an Asda store with a Boots chemist, a hairdresser, a pet shop, and a travel agent. The local secondary school, Dyce Academy has about 500 pupils. There is also a primary school,Dyce Primary School. This article is about the supermarket chain. ... Boots is the name of at least five different albums and singles: Boots by Nancy Sinatra (1966) Boots by Mighty Gabby (1984) Boots by Condemned Eighty Four (2001) Boots by KMFDM (2002) Boots by Noe Venable (2003) It is also the name of a large chain of chemists in the... Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... Dyce Academy is one of two state schools within the town of Dyce, a small suburb of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. ...

The area of Aberdeen has good sports facilities including the local junior football team Dyce Boys Club F.C. who currently play in the Scottish Junior Football Association North Region and the cricket team. A Scottish association football competition that, through various incarnations, existed from the 1892 to 1947. ... The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is the organising body for the junior grade of football (soccer) in Scotland. ... The Scottish Junior Football Northern Region is one of the three main regions of the Scottish Junior Football Association. ... This article is about the sport. ...

Aberdeen wins 'Britian In Bloom' nearly all the time with Dyce, North-West end of Aberdeen, winning awards in it's own right.

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