Rubislaw, Aberdeen
Rubislaw is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is located around Queen's Road and Rubislaw Den North and South. It is close to Rubislaw Quarry and the Rubislaw Playing Fields used by Aberdeen Grammar School. The buildings of the area are primarily Victorian, many of them mansions. Many houses in the area are worth over £2 million. Houses are commonly made from granite, hence the name 'Granite City.'
View of Granite houses on Rubislaw Terrace, from Rubislaw Terrace Gardens
View overlooking Rubislaw quarry
Notable residents
- Prof Robert Douglas Lockhart FRSE LLD (1894-1987) Professor of Anatomy at Aberdeen University.
- Prof Marcus Sachs (1812-1869) Professor of Hebrew at Aberdeen University[1]
References
- Ewing, William Annals of the Free Church
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