Aberdeen, Pittodrie Street, Pittodrie Park Stadium. General view of South Stand from West.
SC 729983
Description Aberdeen, Pittodrie Street, Pittodrie Park Stadium. General view of South Stand from West.
Date 28/4/1992
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 729983
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 57930 CN
Scope and Content South Stand, Aberdeen Football Club, Pittodrie Park Stadium, Pittodrie Street, Aberdeen Pittodrie Park Stadium in Aberdeen is the home ground of Aberdeen Football Club, popularly known as 'The Dons'. The Club was formed in 1903 when the original Aberdeen Football Club amalgamated with two other local clubs, Victoria United and Orion. 'Pittodrie' means 'dung hill' as the site was originally a rubbish tip. This shows the South Stand from the west. Built in 1980 by Peter Cameron Construction of Aberdeen and designed by Bob Garden of Mackie, Ramsay & Taylor Architects, Aberdeen, its seating capacity is 8,370. Bob Garden also designed the 1993 Richard Donald Stand at the stadium. Pittodrie's pitch, measuring 100.5m by 65.8m in size, is situated off busy King Street near Aberdeen University. The seating capacity at Pittodrie is 22,199, compared with Scotland's biggest football stadium, Hampden in Glasgow, which has 60,000 seats. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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