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Aberdeen, Gallowgate, Porthill Court

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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

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View along Gallowgate to Seamount and Porthill Courts showing Sir Duncan Rice Library in distance, taken from St Nicholas House.
View along Gallowgate to Seamount and Porthill Courts showing Sir Duncan Rice Library in distance, taken from St Nicholas House.Exterior. View of Porthill Court and Seamount Court from south east. General view of Porthill Court with detail of Seamont Court, from North-West. Digital image of A 42196View along Gallowgate to Seamount and Porthill Courts showing Sir Duncan Rice Library in distance, taken from St Nicholas House.General view of Porthill Court and Seamount Court from south east. Exterior. View of Porthill Court and Seamount Court from south west.Aberdeen, Gallowgate Redevelopment. General view of Seamount Court and Porthill Court from South-East.Aberdeen, Gallowgate Redevelopment. General view of Seamount Court and Porthill Court from South-East.Detail of Porthill Court. Digital image of A 42197.Exterior. View of Porthill Court and Seamount Court from south.Aberdeen, Gallowgate Redevelopment. Detail of Seamount Court and Porthill Court from South-East.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Aberdeen, City Of
  • Parish Aberdeen
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District City Of Aberdeen
  • Former County Aberdeenshire

Archaeology Notes

NJ90NW 1286 centred 9413 0683

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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

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