Building record MAB26568 - DUTHIE PARK
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Summary
Remains of park originally 'Arthurseat' estate, gifted in 1880 by Miss Elizabeth Crombie Duthie.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 4848
- Listed Building (C) 10844
- Registered Park or Garden GDL00166: DUTHIE PARK
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9385 0441 (627m by 456m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Aberdeen |
Type and Period (12)
- PARK (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- SHELTER (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- CROSS (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- POND (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- OBELISK (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- FOUNTAIN (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- WELL (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- Monument (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- BANDSTAND (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- BRIDGE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- STATUE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- PAVILION (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Remains of park originally 'Arthurseat' estate, gifted in 1880 by Miss Elizabeth Crombie Duthie. The layout was designed by Mr William R McKelvie of Dundee and the park opened on 27 September 1883. It originally incorporated a pond at the southern end which was infilled in the 1920s, the site of which is now partially grassed over and partially under the car park. The steps leading to the pond from the terraced walkway were thought to have been removed in the 1960s. Features within the park include Gordon Highlanders Obelisk Memorial, temperance drinking fountain (NJ90SW1131), Taylor well (NJ90SW1129), monument, bandstance (NJ90SW0163), McGrigor Obelisk (NJ90SW1105), Fountainhall cistern (NJ90SW1109), footbridge over upper lake (NJ90SW0157), fountain in a circular pool (NJ90SW1127), Hygeia Statue (named after the Greek goddess of health and erected in memory of Miss Duthie), bowling pavilion (NJ90SW1011), Gordon Highlander's Memorials (NJ90SW1021 and NJ90SW1023), West Lodge and East Lodge (NJ90SW0125). The park originally extended slight further to the west but was altered and the original West Lodge removed for the widening of the Great Southern Road in 1938: the lodge was rebuilt in Rubislaw Den South (NJ90NW2027). See NJ90SW0963 for evaluation and watching brief of the southern pond and steps. A photographic survey of the stone shelter beside the upper lake was carried out by Cameron Archaeology in 2012. The shelter, constructed into an earthen bank, has roof and floor of poured concrete, and walls of granite rubble. There are wooden seats along the interior of the north, west and east walls. A monumental shelter from 25 Dee Street was relocated to the park in 1897, and for some time contained carved stones from the old tolbooth and old East Kirk, later moved to St Nicholas Kirk: the shelter was taken down circa 1972.
DEREK CARTER ASSOCIATES, 2005, DUTHIE PARK, ABERDEEN: HISTORIC LANDSCAPE SURVEY (Bibliographic reference). SAB4059.
SCOTT WILSON, 2010, DUTHIE PARK HISTORICAL RESEARCH SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENT (Bibliographic reference). SAB1778.
CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2010, REPORT ON THE CIRCULAR POND AND TERRACE STEPS ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION, DUTHIE PARK, ABERDEEN, Evaluation report (Bibliographic reference). SAB6813.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2013, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 13, 2012, p. 10 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5487.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90SW31;
- NRHE Numlink: 104240;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90SW0989;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/104240 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1778 Bibliographic reference: SCOTT WILSON. 2010. DUTHIE PARK HISTORICAL RESEARCH SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENT.
- --- SAB4059 Bibliographic reference: DEREK CARTER ASSOCIATES. 2005. DUTHIE PARK, ABERDEEN: HISTORIC LANDSCAPE SURVEY.
- --- SAB5487 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2013. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 13, 2012. p. 10.
- --- SAB6813 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY. 2010. REPORT ON THE CIRCULAR POND AND TERRACE STEPS ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION, DUTHIE PARK, ABERDEEN. Evaluation report.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Mar 17 2026 12:31PM
