Castlegate, Aberdeen, UK
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Thathanka
N 57° 08.896 W 002° 05.555
30V E 554902 N 6334256
Web camera located near the top of the city's historic Town House facing the Castlegate.
Waymark Code: WMCGPC
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/06/2011
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The Castlegate is a small area of Aberdeen located centrally at the east-end of the city's main road - Union Street.
At the upper end of Castlegate stands The Salvation Army Citadel, an effective castellated mansion, on the site of the medieval Aberdeen Castle. Castlegate was the site of the castle gates until its destruction in 1308, hence the name of the area.
Castlegate is a location of Aberdeen's Mercat Cross, built in 1686 by John Montgomery, a native architect. This open-arched structure, 21 ft (6 m) in diameter and 18 ft (5 m) high, comprises a large hexagonal base from the centre of which rises a shaft with a Corinthian capital, on which is the royal unicorn. The base is highly decorated, including medallions illustrating Scottish monarchs from James I to James VII.
Public or Private?: Public
Web Site URL: [Web Link]
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