Gordon Highlanders Museum
The Gordon Highlanders Museum is based in Aberdeen, Scotland and celebrates the story of the Gordon Highlanders regiment, which originated as the 92nd Regiment of Foot in 1794, merged with the 75th Regiment of Foot to form the Gordon Highlanders in 1881 and was then amalgamated into a new larger unit of the British Army in 1994.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: military museum in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Saint Luke’s” and “The Gordon Highlanders Museum”
- Address: Viewfield Road, AB15 7XH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Johnston Gardens and Rubislaw quarry.
Johnston Gardens
Garden
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Johnston Gardens is a small public garden in Aberdeen, Scotland. The garden has won the Britain in Bloom competition many times. The gardens are used for weddings, both ceremonies and for photography. Johnston Gardens is situated 670 feet southwest of Gordon Highlanders Museum.
Rubislaw quarry
Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rubislaw Quarry is a quarry situated at the Hill of Rubislaw in the west end of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The quarry is one of the biggest man-made holes in Europe at approximately 466 ft. deep, and with a diameter of 394 ft. Rubislaw quarry is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Gordon Highlanders Museum.
Rubislaw Church
Church
Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rubislaw Church is a Church of Scotland parish church in the Queen's Cross area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It has a recently refurbished church centre on Fountainhall Road. Rubislaw Church is situated 1 mile northeast of Gordon Highlanders Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rubislaw and Craigiebuckler.
Rubislaw
Suburb
Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Craigiebuckler
Suburb
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craigiebuckler is a residential area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is around 2 miles south west of the city centre. The local schools are Hazlehead Primary School and Hazlehead Academy.
Mannofield
Suburb
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mannofield is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is situated in the west end of the city and is accessible by travelling along the A93 Aberdeen–Perth road, the A92 south from Blackdog or north from Stonehaven and the A96 from Inverness.
Gordon Highlanders Museum
- Categories: regimental museum, independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.13751° or 57° 8′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.14639° or 2° 8′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C9V4VQ3+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 100711705OpenStreetMap feature
building=museumOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5585284
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In Other Languages
“Gordon Highlanders Museum” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Gordon Highlanders Museum”
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Highlights include Westburn of Rubislaw and Aberdeen Grammar School Astroturf.
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