Aberdeen, Gallowgate, Porthill Court
Balcony Access Block (20th Century), Slab Block (20th Century)
Site Name Aberdeen, Gallowgate, Porthill Court
Classification Balcony Access Block (20th Century), Slab Block (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Aberdeen, Gallowgate Ii
Canmore ID 173845
Site Number NJ90NW 1286
NGR NJ 94135 06820
NGR Description Centred NJ 9413 0683
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/173845
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Aberdeen
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ90NW 1286 centred 9413 0683
Construction (1964 - 30 December 1966)
A development of two multi-storey slab blocks built as public housing along the Gallowgate for Aberdeen Borough Council. The nineteen-storey block, Seamount Court, contains 126 dwellings. The nine-storey block, Porthill Court, contains 72 dwellings. Both blocks have balcony access and they are linked with walkways on two levels. The contractor for the development was W. J. Anderson Ltd. Construction began in 1964.
Glendinning and Methusius 1994
