Garthdee ( gd, Gart Dè) is an area of the city of

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Location

Garthdee is south west of the city centre, 3 km from Holburn Junction. It lies on the north side the River Dee, north-west from the

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Facilities

The main shops in Garthdee are

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, B&Q,

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, Sainsbury’s and Argos. Kaimhill Primary school is located in Garthdee. There is a

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and snowsports centre beside Asda. The

Robert Gordon University Robert Gordon University, commonly called RGU, is a public university in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It became a university in 1992, and originated from an educational institution founded in the 18th century by Robert Gordon, a prosperous ...

campus is in Garthdee. Inchgarth Community Centre on Aboyne Place. Www.inchgarth.org

References

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