Rubislaw
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Rubislaw | |
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Aberdeen City | |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | AB |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
Rubislaw Terrace Gardens
Rubislaw is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is located in the area between Queen's Road and King’s Gate, including 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 or 1930s.
Before becoming a suburb of the city, Rubislaw was a landed estate belonging to the
Gothic villa of the same name.[1]
Attractions
Notable residents
- Prof Aberdeen University
- Prof Marcus Sachs (1812-1869), Professor of Hebrew at Aberdeen University[2]
References
- ^ Anderson, Robert (1910). Aberdeen in Byegone Days. Aberdeen: the Daily Journal. p. 38.
- ^ Ewing, William Annals of the Free Church