Dyce

Dyce (Scottish Gaelic: Deis) is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, situated on the River Don about 6 mi (10 km) northwest of the city centre.

Dyce is the site of an early medieval church dedicated to the 8th century missionary and bishop Saint 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 the chapel, 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).

Two further carved stones, of uncertain (though probably early) origin, were discovered re-used as building rubble in the inner east gable and outer south wall during the chapel's restoration.

Dyce has one main shopping centre which includes an Asda store, with a Boots chemist, a hairdresser, an optometrist and several empty units.

[citation needed] Aker Solutions, the Norway-based oilfield services giant, runs its UK operations from Dyce, at the Aberdeen International Business Park.

The Formartine and Buchan Way, a pedestrian and cycle path, starts at Dyce railway station and continues to Newmachar, Ellon, and onward to Peterhead and Fraserburgh.

Old Dyce church interior
BP (British Petroleum) offices in 1985
BPPD (BP Petroleum Development) offices seen from the air in November 1981