Balmedie

Balmedie (Gaelic: Baile Mheadhain ) is a village in the Scottish unitary authority Aberdeenshire. It is about eleven kilometers north of Aberdeen and 28 km south-southwest of Peterhead located near the North Sea coast. In 2001, Balmedie recorded 1653 inhabitants. Balmedie has been growing for several decades very quickly. So in 1961 only 53 people lived in Balmedie.

Balmedie is located on the A90 between Aberdeen and Fraserburgh. In the A90 Balmedie tapered from four to two lanes. However, there are plans which also road north of Balmedie another eight miles to the south of Ellon expand to four lanes. The North Sea beach of Balmedie is less than one kilometer west of the village. There are still times bunkers from the Second World War.

Of Balmedie beach

World War II bunker on the beach in Balmedie