Join me for a walk around the gorgeous Granite City of Aberdeen, the third-largest city in Scotland. Famous for its spectacular architecture, thriving oil industry, and a wealth of intriguing tales which speak to the city's immense local pride and character, there's so much that makes Aberdeen one of the nation's greatest cities of all.
On our walk around Aberdeen, we pass a number of captivating landmarks, including the Castlegate, Salvation Army Citadel, Aberdeen Mercat Cross, Aberdeen Town House, the Tolbooth, the Marischal College, the statue of Robert the Bruce, Provost Skene's House, the Russel Head, the statue of Denis Law, St. Nicholas' Church (Mither Kirk of Aberdeen), the Smith Screen, Union Street, Belmont Street, Patagonian Court, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Robert Gordon's College, the Denburn Valley, His Majesty's Theatre, the statue of William Wallace, Union Terrace Gardens, the statue of Robert Burns, Union Terrace, Aberdeen Music Hall, Union Bridge, Back Wynd Stairs, the Old Kings Highway Pub, The Green, Aberdeen Railway Station, Union Square Shopping Centre, Aberdeen Harbour & Port, Shiprow, Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Provost Ross's House, the Mannie Well, and Old Blackfriars Pub.
Thank you so much to the following sites for their help in my research of Aberdeen:
https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2022-10/Aberdeen%20History%20Trail_1.pdf
https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2021-12/Aberdeen%20Granite%20Trail_0.pdf
https://doriccolumns.wordpress.com/
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/1895250/salvation-army-celebrates-140-years-in-aberdeens-citadel/
https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/history/aberdeen-castle-mysterious-structure-gave-7918163
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/russell-head
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/6301156/the-russel-head/
https://doriccolumns.wordpress.com/city-streets/1841-street-directory/upperkirkgate/
http://www.openspacetrust.org.uk/?page_id=323
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/701600/short-history-building-union-street-left-aberdeen-bankrupt/
https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/new-pictures-belmont-quarter-revamp-7066932
https://doriccolumns.wordpress.com/city-streets/1841-street-directory/belmont-street/
https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/5812
https://www.visitabdn.com/listing/war-memorial-lion
https://hiddenscotland.co/william-wallace-and-the-siege-of-dunnottar-castle/
https://doriccolumns.wordpress.com/city-streets/1841-street-directory/union-terrace/
https://burnsc21.glasgow.ac.uk/retracing-burnss-1787-highland-tour-day-four/
https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/how-north-east-granite-paved-the-streets-of-london-1476405
https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/birthplace-3000-vessels-aberdeens-proud-6619621
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kellys-cats
https://www.visitabdn.com/listing/merchant-quarter
https://doriccolumns.wordpress.com/city-streets/1841-street-directory/back-wynd/
https://humphrysfamilytree.com/Aedie/house.green.html
https://hiddenscotland.com/listings/the-green-aberdeen
https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/aberdeen-blog/ten-astounding-aberdeen-facts/
https://doriccolumns.wordpress.com/city-streets/1841-street-directory/shiprow/
https://doriccolumns.wordpress.com/city-streets/1841-street-directory/the-green/mannie-well/
0:00 The Castlegate
0:12 Coming up on our walk in Aberdeen...
0:50 The Castlegate
1:03 Salvation Army Citadel & Aberdeen Mercat Cross
2:02 Gordon Highlanders Statue
2:41 The Castlegate
2:57 Aberdeen Town House & Tolbooth
4:37 Union Street
5:09 Broad Street
6:01 Marischal College
7:33 Statue of Robert the Bruce
8:15 Marischal College
8:25 Provost Skene's House
9:55 Russel Head
10:22 Statue of Denis Law
11:05 Marischal College
12:12 Upperkirkgate
13:22 Bon Accord Shopping Centre
13:34 Upperkirkgate
14:03 St. Nicholas' Kirk (Mither Kirk)
16:46 Smith Screen
17:14 Union Street
18:10 Belmont Street
18:53 Patagonian Court
19:19 Belmont Street
20:56 Aberdeen Art Gallery
21:10 Robert Gordon's College
21:56 Triple Kirks
22:13 Aberdeen Art Gallery
22:38 Aberdeen Civic War Memorial
23:30 Denburn Valley
24:00 His Majesty's Theatre
24:56 Statue of William Wallace
26:10 Union Terrace Gardens
26:50 Aberdeen Sign
27:26 Union Terrace Gardens
29:13 Statue of Robert Burns
29:50 Union Terrace
30:53 Union Street
32:04 Aberdeen Music Hall
32:53 Union Street
34:08 Union Bridge
35:12 Union Street
35:56 Back Wynd Stairs
36:32 The Green
37:50 Stirling Street
38:56 Guild Street
40:13 Aberdeen Railway Station & Union Square
40:55 Station Hotel
41:41 Guild Street
43:02 Aberdeen Harbour
43:48 Market Street
44:02 Shiprow
45:10 Aberdeen Maritime Museum
46:04 Provost Ross's House
46:38 Shiprow
47:19 Aberdeen Town House
47:57 Mannie Well
48:28 Castle Street
48:48 Old Blackfriars
49:00 The Castlegate
49:52 Thank you for watching!