Aberdeen, Chanonry, St Machar's Cathedral. General view of Cathedral and churchyard.
SC 354881
Description Aberdeen, Chanonry, St Machar's Cathedral. General view of Cathedral and churchyard.
Date c. 1920
Collection Records of A Brown and Company, photographers, Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 354881
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AB 3997
Scope and Content St Machar's Cathedral, Old Aberdeen St Machar's Cathedral dates from 14th century but probably originated in the 12th century. It was damaged during the Reformation and when Cromwell's troops used stone from the choir to fortify Castlehill in 1650. The steeple collapsed in 1688. This drawing shows the west front of the cathedral built in granite for Bishop Henry Lichton in 1422-40. The spires were added around a century later by Bishop Gavin Dunbar (1518-32). Old Aberdeen, originally 'Kirktoun of Aberdon', grew up around St Machar's Cathedral, built for the bishopric established in 1125-30. It was eventually absorbed by the royal burgh, 'New Aberdeen', centred on the harbour at the mouth of the Dee. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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