Clinterty Agricultural College

Initially classes were taught in surplus school provision in Bucksburn and students ferried out to the farm at Meikle Clinterty for practical activities.

Construction of the new college started in 1973 on a green-field site near the village of Blackburn, and opened its doors to students in September 1975.

The college developed with the appointment of a Vice Principal/ Farm Director Douglas Brown and Heads of Departments, Bill Beattie Engineering and Mechanisation and Ian Jackson Extra Mural.

New innovative courses in Recreation and Tourism, Outdoor Pursuits, Horticulture, Arboriculture, Equine Studies and Small Animal Care were introduced during the 1980s.

After the majority of the farms and land were sold Clinterty continued to offer courses in subjects such as small animal care and service engineering.