Clinterty Agricultural College

Clinterty Agricultural College was a small further education college near Aberdeen in Scotland, which became part of Aberdeen College (now North East Scotland College). Clinterty College was founded in 1968 with the purchase of Meikle Clinterty farm and the following year Mains of Tertowie farm near the village of Blackburn in Aberdeenshire. Initially classes were taught in surplus school provision in Bucksburn and students ferried out to the farm at Meikle Clinterty for practical activities. The first principal of the college was John Telfer. John had originally travelled around Aberdeenshire running agricultural day release classes from the back of his Morris Minor Traveller and he was probably the most influential individual along with James Michie the Director of Education in Aberdeenshire, involved with the development of Clinterty.



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 provided training and education in Agricultural Skills, Crop & Animal Husbandry, Mechanisation and Agricultural & Construction Plant Engineering.