Viewbank Tower
Viewbank Tower is a tower in Aberdeen, Scotland. Viewbank Tower is situated nearby to the suburb Braeside, as well as near the archaeological site 9 ABD.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gordon Highlanders Museum and Johnston Gardens.
Gordon Highlanders Museum
Museum
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Gordon Highlanders Museum is situated 1 mile north of Viewbank Tower.
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 1 mile north of Viewbank Tower.
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 mile north of Viewbank Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braeside and Garthdee.
Braeside
Suburb
Braeside is an area of Aberdeen. In 2014, Braeside Primary School was closed, and the building demolished in 2021, with plans to build houses on the site, however they were paused after local opposition.
Garthdee
Suburb
Garthdee is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland. There is a large housing estate in Garthdee.
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.
Viewbank Tower
- Type: Tower
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.12457° or 57° 7′ 28″ northLongitude
-2.15346° or 2° 9′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C9V4RFW+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1420144714OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=follyOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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