Aberdeen, Gallowgate, Seamount Court
Balcony Access Block (20th Century), Slab Block (20th Century)
Site Name Aberdeen, Gallowgate, Seamount Court
Classification Balcony Access Block (20th Century), Slab Block (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Aberdeen, Gallowgate Ii
Canmore ID 173847
Site Number NJ90NW 1287
NGR NJ 94120 06859
NGR Description Centred NJ 9412 0686
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/173847
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Aberdeen
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ90NW 1287 centred 9412 0686
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
