The website for everyone in the Old Aberdeen community
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Heritage & Conservation
Old Aberdeen is the hidden gem in the North East. Here, almost uniquely in Scotland, you can visit a medieval Cathedral, a late medieval bridge and a late 15th century college!
An independent town from Aberdeen between 1489 and 1891, it retains a wonderful sense of history and an intriguing mixture of architecture, whilst parts of the street plan date from the medieval period. However, the appearance of Old Aberdeen owes much to developments in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The history of human occupation of this area has long roots: nearby there have been many finds dating from 4000BC and earlier, while Tillydrone Motte in Seaton Park has prehistoric origins. Old Aberdeen can be divided into three reasonably distinct areas. The oldest is the area around St Machar’s Cathedral, known as the Chanonry, which developed with the Cathedral from the 12-13th centuries. From 1489 Old Aberdeen became a Burgh of Barony, by grant of a charter from James IV, after which the merchant area around the
An independent town from Aberdeen between 1489 and 1891, it retains a wonderful sense of history and an intriguing mixture of architecture, whilst parts of the street plan date from the medieval period. However, the appearance of Old Aberdeen owes much to developments in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The history of human occupation of this area has long roots: nearby there have been many finds dating from 4000BC and earlier, while Tillydrone Motte in Seaton Park has prehistoric origins. Old Aberdeen can be divided into three reasonably distinct areas. The oldest is the area around St Machar’s Cathedral, known as the Chanonry, which developed with the Cathedral from the 12-
Town House developed. The third area, the academic, developed after the foundation of King’s College in 1495.
(Text courtesy of Aberdeen Council leaflet ‘Old Aberdeen Trail’ obtainable from the tourist office in Broad Street and elsewhere).
On these pages, we plan to explain a little about the history of the area and why it is so important that we look after what we have, - it is just waiting for someone to find the time to do the writing.
How about you? If you live in the area and feel you could contribute, we would love to hear from you - you don’t have to be computer literate.
(Text courtesy of Aberdeen Council leaflet ‘Old Aberdeen Trail’ obtainable from the tourist office in Broad Street and elsewhere).
On these pages, we plan to explain a little about the history of the area and why it is so important that we look after what we have, -
How about you? If you live in the area and feel you could contribute, we would love to hear from you -
Take a look at the Tourist Information page, too.