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The Brig o' Balgownie is a 13th-century bridge spanning the River Don in Old Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the oldest standing bridge in Scotland. The bridge is constructed of granite and sandstone. Its single gothic arch has span of over 21 metres (69 ft) and an apex of 12 metres (39 ft) above the water-line.

Hillhead Student Village (formerly Hillhead Halls of Residence) is a group of buildings that provide accommodation for students at the University of Aberdeen.

Bridge of Don is a five-arch bridge of granite, built between 1827 and 1830, crossing the River Don just above its mouth in Aberdeen, Scotland.

St Peter's RC Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Aberdeen, Scotland that was established in 1833. Its Head Teacher is Mr Liam Sturrock and the school educates around 180 pupils in eight classes. Half the pupils are taught English as a foreign language.

St Machar's Cathedral usually called Old Machar (Scottish Gaelic: Cathair-eaglais Naomh Machar), (or, more formally, the Cathedral Church of St Machar) is a Church of Scotland church in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is located to the north of the city centre, in the former burgh of Old Aberdeen. Technically, St Machar's is no longer a cathedral but rather a high kirk, as it has not been the seat of a bishop of the Catholic Church in Scotland or the Scottish Episcopal Church since 1690.

Bishop Dunbar's Hospital was founded in 1531 by Bishop Gavin Dunbar, the Elder. The hospital was endowed by a mortification just before his death. Dunbar petitioned the King, James V of Scotland, and the charter, signed on 24 February 1531 records the King’s approval that ‘[Dunbar shall] ... found an hospital near the cathedral church, but outside the cemetery...’ It was also known as St Mary's Hospital. In the mortification, Dunbar's charitable purpose is recorded. Bedesmen were supported by a charitable foundation that emerged from the original church control until the twenty-first century. Bedesmen drew their name from the word "bede" - a prayer. The residents of Dunbar's Hospital said prayers in a cycle of Divine Office. The Bede House, Old Aberdeen was used by the Bedesmen from the hospital from 1789 to the end of the nineteenth century. The only remains of the 1531 building can be seen in a perimeter wall for Seaton Park in Old Aberdeen. The last Bedesman died in 1988. The Managers of the Hospital constituted a Charity, Bishop Dunbar Hospital Trust. The Charity ceased active operation in 2012.

Bridge of Don is a suburb in the north of Aberdeen, Scotland. In 2020, the Bridge of Don electoral ward was estimated to have a population of 19,545.Bridge of Don is split into four areas for statistical purposes by Aberdeen City Council and Police Scotland: Balgownie and Donmouth, Danestone, Denmore and Oldmachar. Traditionally Bridge of Don has been split up into: Bridge of Don, Danestone, Denmore and Middleton Park.

The Bede House in Old Aberdeen, Scotland, is a 17th-century Scottish town house. It was built in 1676 as a residence for Bailie William Logan and his wife Jean Moir of Stoneywood. During the late 18th century, Old Aberdeen Bedesmen moved from their original hospital beside St Machar's Church to the former Logan house in Don Street. In the 19th century the house changed hands. It was first owned by the Burgh of Old Aberdeen, then, by the City of Aberdeen after the merger of the two burghs in 1891. The house was refurbished by the City of Aberdeen Council in 1965. It was divided into two flats or apartments. The flats are now in private ownership. Much of the 17th-century building is in its original form. It is an excellent example of an L-shaped Scottish Town House, built on three floors with an attic. The house is designated as a Category A listed building.

The origin of the Diocese of Aberdeen is unclear although Hector Boece, a 16th century scholar, used unconvincing early charters to develop a history of the diocese. He described how a succession of 11th century bishops—Bean, Denortius and Cormac—were the first bishops of Mortlach. Boece then allowed a fourth Mortlach bishop, Nectan, to translate the see to Aberdeen in the first quarter of the 12th century. That the first bishop of Aberdeen was Nectan is conclusive but his emergence as described by Boece is dubious. Nectan’s appearance as a note in the Book of Deer is undisputed and places him to c. 1132. The diocese was formed in the early part of the 12th century during changes in ecclesiastical authority. The papal bull of 1157 to Bishop Edward is the first direct documentary evidence of a bishop at Aberdeen. It referred to his cathedral and its proposed chapter and marked the beginning of the expansion of the diocesan organisation. The national development of the parochial system accelerated under David I (1124-1153) although he can't be credited with its concept which had pre-existed in Scotland, as elsewhere, since the earlier middle ages. David formalalised the rights of the parish church, both territorially and legally. His reforms ensured that parishioners could sustain their priests by the provision of teinds. Church building and the supply of priests lay with local lords, just as they had always done, and who continued to exert their rights of patronage. To see themselves safely into the afterlife, the cadre of landowners granted the patronage of most of the churches either to the cathedral or to a monastery of choice. This now provided the opportunity for the substantial appropriation of the fruits of the parish churches to the major religious institutions. Consequently, the parish churches became impoverished both in terms of their sustenance and the quality of the priesthood. In most cases, cathedral annexations were of both the parsonages and the vicarages leaving a pensioned vicar, often uneducated, to provide for the cure of souls. The annexed churches formed prebends for the chapter and dignitaries of the cathedral. The prebendary then assumed the responsibility of adequate vicarage provision. Over time, the chapter increased its numbers requiring further parish church annexations. Reconstruction of the cathedral began in the late 14th century and continued up to the 16th century.

Mitchell's Hospital, Old Aberdeen, in Old Aberdeen, Scotland, was founded by the philanthropist David Mitchell in 1801 as follows: " .. from a regard for the inhabitants of the city of Old Aberdeen and its ancient college and a desire in these severe times to provide lodging, maintenance and clothing for a few aged relicks and maiden daughters of decayed gentlemen merchants or trade burgesses of the said city.. ". See the text of the 1801 Mortification or the conditions of the endowment. The Hospital is owned and managed by the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen City Council and the Cathedral Church of St Machar in Old Aberdeen. The origins of the Hospital are due to various attempts by the Incorporated Trades and Merchants in Old Aberdeen to provide a "care home" for their elderly and infirm members and their "relicks".From 1801 until the beginning of the twentieth century, the hospital served as a refuge for "relicks" of Old Aberdeen Trade Burgesses. Mitchell's mortification laid down very specific conditions for eligibility. One of which gave preference in selecting residents to those who had the name "Mitchell". Originally, the residents lived a communal life with a strict system of management and care. A Board of Management carried out Mitchell's wishes to the letter. The operation of the hospital has been modified twice in the twentieth century to provide self-contained flats for elderly ladies. However, the original mortification by Mitchell determines its overall operation - within twenty-first century financial constraints.

The Old Town House is a municipal building in the High Street in Old Aberdeen, Scotland. The structure, which is now the home of the King's Museum, is a Category A listed building.

Gordon Barracks is a military installation situated in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen.