Balmedie
Balmedie
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Sand dunes at Balmedie in 2006 | |
Location within Aberdeenshire | |
Population | 2,510 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
OS grid reference | NJ965178 |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ABERDEEN |
Postcode district | AB23 |
Dialling code | 01358 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Balmedie (
Balmedie village
The village's facilities include a
There are four small play parks in Balmedie; there are also two full-sized football pitches where amateur side Trophies International play their home matches.
Balmedie Country Park
The Balmedie Country Park provides amenities within the dunes for visitors, including parking, toilets, wooden walkways across the sands and streams, picnic areas with barbecues, and a swing park with a fishing theme. The park is often used by horse riders as a starting / finishing point for beach rides with room to park a horsebox or trailer.[3] The beach is also known for its vast dunes.
The park is open during the hours of daylight every day of the year. Over the years the beach has won a number of awards.[citation needed]
During the Second World War, Balmedie Beach was designated as a bomb cemetery. Defused and unexploded bombs from Luftwaffe raids in Aberdeen were brought here to be cleaned of explosives or detonated on the foreshore. Three pillboxes were built on the dunes at Balmedie to protect a small radar station consisting of three masts. Anti-tank blocks are also located in the dunes along with remains of the barbed wire defences just to the north.
Menie Estate
Menie House is a grand 14th-century country property surrounded by over 200 acres (81 ha) of private land, collectively known as the Menie Estate. The house was designed by the Aberdeen architect John Smith for George Turner around 1835. It is listed as category B by Historic Scotland.[4]
During the Second World War, a beach minefield was laid beside the Mill of Menie in case of a German invasion. The minefield was cleared by the 11th Coy Bomb Disposal under Major W.M. Hewitt of the Royal Engineers. During construction of the Menie golf course, the rusting harmless fragments of a landmine were found.
In 2006,
Legal dispute
In December 2015, Trump's attempt to prevent a windfarm being built within sight of his golf course was dismissed by five justices at the
The director of
Vattenfall decided to proceed with 11 turbines in the 92 MW wind farm in July 2016.[11] The project, formally named the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, was completed in late 2018.[12]
References
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ SNH. "Sands of Forvie and Ythan Estuary SSSI: Citation". Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "Balmedie Country Park". Aberdeenshire Council. Archived from the original on 4 April 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
- ^ "Menie House (Ref:2787)". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ The Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland, August 6, 2007, page 3
- ^ wikinews. "golfing paradise". Retrieved 5 May 2007.
- ^ Aberdeen Evening Express, Aberdeen, Scotland, September 12, 2007, page 4
- ^ "Trump's £1 billion golf complex wins planners' approval". Retrieved 24 October 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent, and Esther Addley (16 December 2015). "Alex Salmond brands Trump 'loser' after judges reject windfarm appeal | Environment". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Donald Trump loses wind farm legal challenge". BBC News Online. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Vattenfall to invest £300m in Aberdeen offshore wind farm". BBC News Online. 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Aberdeen offshore wind project opposed by Trump officially opening". BBC News. NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.