Aberdeen, Esplanade, Boundary Marker 'omega'
Boundary Stone (20th Century), Boundary Stone (18th Century) - (19th Century)
Site Name Aberdeen, Esplanade, Boundary Marker 'omega'
Classification Boundary Stone (20th Century), Boundary Stone (18th Century) - (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Aberdeen, March Stone; Omega March Stone; Powis Burn; River Don
Canmore ID 19986
Site Number NJ90NE 15
NGR NJ 95014 09236
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/19986
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Aberdeen
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ90NE 15 95014 09236
See also NJ90NW 135.
Situated on the S bank of the River Don at the outlet of the Powis Burn, just off the Esplanade. Marked ABD CR. Natural features formed the boundary in 1698.
D B (ed.) Gunn 1929; HBD 1965 (Aberdeen).
This granite boundary stone, which is a replacement for an earlier marker, stands on the N side of the public road about 25m S of the confluence of the Powis Burn and the River Don. Rectangular in section, it measures 0.3m in breadth 0.2m in thickness and 0.57m in height. The top of its E face is bevelled and bears an incised omega symbol above the letters ABD; below this, on the vertical part of the face, there are the letters CR, standing for City Royalty.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, AJW), 28 February 1997.
