Craiginches Primary Substation

Craiginches Primary Substation is an electrical substation in Aberdeen, Scotland which is located on Greenwell Road. Craiginches Primary Substation is situated nearby to the community center Balnagask Community Centre, as well as near the quarter Tullos.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aberdeen railway station and Ferryhill Railway Viaduct.

Aberdeen railway station

Railway station

Photo: King Bilbo I, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aberdeen railway station is the main railway station in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the busiest railway station in Scotland north of the major cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Aberdeen railway station is situated 1 mile north of Craiginches Primary Substation.

Ferryhill Railway Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Ferryhill Railway Viaduct is a railway bridge crossing the River Dee in Aberdeen, Scotland. Construction started in 1848 and opened to railway traffic in 1850 to service the Ferryhill railway station. Ferryhill Railway Viaduct is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Craiginches Primary Substation.

Duthie Park

Park

Photo: PMJ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Duthie Park is a public park in the Ferryhill area of Aberdeen, Scotland located near the River Dee. It comprises 44 acres of land given to the council in 1881 by Elizabeth Crombie Duthie of Ruthrieston, in memory of her uncle and of her brother. Duthie Park is situated 2,800 feet west of Craiginches Primary Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tullos and Torry.

Tullos

Quarter

Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tullos is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland. The area takes its name from the Vale of Tullos, which lies between Tullos Hill and Torry Hill. Tullos derived its name from a corruption of the Gaelic ‘Tulach’ meaning a hill.

Torry

Suburb

Torry is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, lying on the south bank of the River Dee. It was historically part of the county of Kincardineshire and was absorbed into the city of Aberdeen in 1891.