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Topic: Old Aberdeen


  
  Aberdeen
Aberdeen Bay affords safe anchorage with off-shore winds, but not with those from the N.E., E., and S.E. On the Girdleness, the south point of the bay, a lighthouse was built in 1833, in lat.
Aberdeen is almost entirely built of granite, and large quanitities of the stone are exported to build bridges, wharfs, docks, lighthouses, andc.
The chief structure in Old Aberdeen is the stately fabric of King's College near the middle of the town.
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 Aberdeen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Aberdeen is a royal burgh, the major component of the City of Aberdeen, capital of Aberdeenshire, and chief seaport in the north of Scotland.
The area of the city extends to 6602 acres (27 km²), the burghs of Old Aberdeen and Woodside, and the district of Torry (for parliamentary purposes in the constituency of Kincardineshire) to the south of the Dee, having been incorporated in 1891.
Aberdeen is served by the Caledonian, Great North of Scotland and North British railways (occupying a commodious joint railway station), and there is regular communication by sea with London and the chief ports on the eastern coast of Great Britain and the northern shores of the Continent.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/ab/aberdeen.html   (3165 words)

  
 ABERDEEN - LoveToKnow Article on ABERDEEN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
ABERDEEN, GEORGE GORDON, IST EARL OF (1637-1720), lord chancellor of Scotland, son of Sir John Gordon, ist baronet of Haddo, Aberdeenshire, executed by the Presbyterians in 1644, was born on the 3rd of October 1637.
Aberdeen was a distinguished scholar with a retentive memory and a wide knowledge of literature and art.
The area of the city extends to 6602 acres, the burghs of Old Aberdeen and Woodside, and the district of Torry (for parliamentary purposes in the constituency of Kincardineshire) to the south of the Dee, having been incorporated in 1891.
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 Encyclopedia: Old Aberdeen
Aberdeens location in Scotland Aberdeen (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain) is Scotlands third largest city, with a population of 212,125, and the greatest part of the unitary council area named the City of Aberdeen, which is surrounded by, but not within, the Aberdeenshire council area.
The University of Aberdeen is a university in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Aberdeen is served by the Caledonian, [[Great North Railway of Scotland Great North of Scotland]] and North British railways (occupying a commodious joint railway station), and there is regular communication by sea with London and the chief ports on the eastern coast of Great Britain and the northern shores of the Continent.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Old-Aberdeen   (576 words)

  
 ABERDEEN, 4TH EARL OF - LoveToKnow Article on ABERDEEN, 4TH EARL OF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
ABERDEEN, 4TH EARL OF - LoveToKnow Article on ABERDEEN, 4TH EARL OF M'Grigor (1778-1851), the military surgeon and director-general of the Army Medical Department, who was thrice elected lord rector of the College.
Aberdeen is served by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul, the Great Northern, the Minneapolis and St Louis, and the Chicago and North Western railways.
Aberdeen was settled in 1880, and was chartered as a city in 1883.
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 Angeltigerlily's - Aberdeen 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Aberdeen explains itself to the eye how the hills of old guarded Aberdeen and nurtured the basin of what has become an international harbour.
Beyond are the spires of the modern city, with the ancient spires of Old Aberdeen in the distance.
Aberdeen is blessed by three cathedrals, separately serving the Christian faith but united in the excellence of their interiors.
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 ABERDEEN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The area of the city extends to 6602 acres, the burghs of Old Aberdeen and Woodside, and the district of Torry to the south of the Dee, having been incorporated in 1891.
Aberdeen is served by a good rail links to the south and north to Inverness, all services run from the Joint Station in the city centre.
The episcopal see of Aberdeen was first founded at Mortlach in Banffshire by Malcolm II in 1004 to celebrate his victory there over the Danes, but in 1137 David I transferred the bishopric to Old Aberdeen, and twenty years later the cathedral of St Machar, situated a few hundred metres from the Don, was begun.
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 Aberdeen Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
In the 1980s the increasing demands on Aberdeen's harbour space for oil exploration and support vessels led to the migration of much of the fishing fleet up the coast to Peterhead.
The first of Aberdeen's shipyards began in 1790, and they concentrated mostly on vessels to be based in and around the port.
Old Aberdeen shows its heritage and is home to Aberdeen University, one of two universities in the city.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /aberdeen/aberdeen   (1056 words)

  
 Aberdeen Central - History
Aberdeen's Union Street - itself an extraordinary engineering feat of the 19th Century - bustling with trams, pedestrians and horse-drawn cabs around 1910.
In its early days Aberdeen consisted of two settlements, one in what is now Old Aberdeen, near St Machar's Cathedral, and another on St Katherine's Hill by the harbour.
Aberdeen became a centre of education with the founding of the University of Aberdeen, by Bishop William Elphinstone in 1495.
www.scotiaweb.co.uk /Aberdeen/history.html   (510 words)

  
 Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
Most of the city, including the historic centres of Old Aberdeen and New Aberdeen, lies in the historic county of Aberdeenshire, but the city also includes a small area in the south that belongs to the historic county of Kincardineshire.
Aberdeen originated as two separate burghs: Old Aberdeen, the cathedral and university settlement on the Don, and New Aberdeen, the neighbouring trading and fishing village on the Dee.
Old Aberdeen, reputedly founded in 580 by St. Machar, a disciple of the Celtic missionary St. Columba, became the seat of the bishopric of Aberdeen and was virtually destroyed by the English in 1336.
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 Scotsman.com Sport - Celtic FC - Strachan laps up the northern delights of old Aberdeen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Trailing 1-0 to Jamie Winter's expertly driven free-kick, Gordon Strachan was perhaps sensing a lack of poetry in his return to a former stomping ground while anticipating a similar absence of charity from Celtic supporters suddenly concerned by two consecutive defeats against sides operating in the bottom half of the league.
Aberdeen goalkeeper Ryan Esson, at fault for Celtic's second, swiped the ball away from Virgo with his hand and having strayed at least five yards past the fringe of his box.
It brought to an abrupt end the Aberdeen celebrations that had been both long and hard in recognition of Winter's opener, far exceeding the levels deserving of a goal scored at a stage of the game when nothing had been assured.
sport.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=829&id=2351642005   (1195 words)

  
 The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) - ATBC 2003 Oral and Poster Sessions
The conference will be held on the campus of Old Aberdeen, approximately 2 miles north of the centre of the city of Aberdeen.
Taxis to Old Aberdeen cost around 5.00 and are usually available from outside the train station, otherwise, there are bus stops a few minutes walk away on Union Street and Littlejohn Street.
Aberdeen airport is served by direct routes to major UK cities and some direct services to Europe.
www.atbio.org /atbc2003travel.html   (692 words)

  
 Aberdeen
Aberdeen is a seaport on the north-east coast of Scotland.
Aberdeen University was formed in 1860 by the merging of King's College (1494) and Marischal College (1593).
Aberdeen is divided into two towns or cities, and stands in the mouth of two rivers; one on the River Don, the other on the River Dee.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /ITaberdeen.htm   (545 words)

  
 Old Aberdeen Hotels. Hotels in Old Aberdeen - Accommodation UK
All our discount Old Aberdeen hotels are specially selected with guaranteed low internet rates for all our England and UK hotels.
The Copthorne Hotel Aberdeen is one of the premier city centre hotels, located in the quiet west end of town and within easy walking distance of all the shops and entertainment.
The Britannia Aberdeen is a modern purpose built hotel, located close to the city centre and 10 minutes away from Aberdeen Airport.
www.picturesofengland.com /Scotland/Aberdeenshire/Old_Aberdeen/hotels   (1048 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | ABERDEEN | Wage cut plea by Nicholls
Jess has been offered a permanent contract by Bradford, where he spent the latter part of the season on loan as City were relegated from England's Premiership.
Although Aberdeen appear ready to retain David Rowson after all, 23-year-old Nicholls is hopeful that his time on trial at Pittodrie earlier this month will persuade Ebbe Skovdahl that he too can fill the midfield gap.
An Aberdeen spokesman confirmed that Nicholls remains one of the players still being considered by Skovdahl.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport/hi/english/football/teams/a/aberdeen/newsid_1348000/1348379.stm   (313 words)

  
 Aberdeen City Guide and travel information - Virgin Trains   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Orientation: Aberdeen is 2.5 hours drive north-east of Edinburgh and Glasgow, accessible via the M9 to Perth and then the A90 trunk road from Dundee.
Sandwiched between the docks (Albert Basin and Victoria Dock) and Old Aberdeen (10 minutes walk north) is the city-centre proper, home to Union Street, the Indoor Market, the Maritime Museum and Aberdeen's oldest private house, the 16th-century Provost Skene House at 45 Guest Row (now a museum).
Uncover the history of Old Aberdeen to the north of the city-centre with a visit to King's College and Marischal College (the heart of Aberdeen University).
www.virgintrains.co.uk /destinations/aberdeen/overview.aspx   (1112 words)

  
 Hong Kong Photo Gallery * Aberdeen *
These photos were all taken in December 2000 and cover Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau, on the south side of Hong Kong Island.
Aberdeen is a fishing port on the south side of Hong Kong Island.
Its typhoon shelter is filled with fishing vessels, some of which offer boat cruises in the shelter or across the shelter to Ap Lei Chau, an offshore island with many housing estates.
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 Aberdeen Poorhouses
Prior to 1895, poor relief in Aberdeen was divided between two parishes: St Nicholas, to the east of Den Burn, and the more well-to-do Old Machar to the west.
In 1847, the Board of Supervision for Relief of the Poor published a model poorhouse plan "originally prepared for the united Parishes of St Nicholas and Old Machar, Aberdeen, and is now about to be erected with some slight modifications, for the Parish of St Nicholas".
The Oldmill Poorhouse on Skene Road, Aberdeen, was erected in 1907-8 to replace the existing East and West Poorhouses.
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 ABERDEEN MUSEUM REVIEW
Aberdeen Proving Ground and the City of Aberdeen joined together for an Armed Forces Day celebration to honor those who have served in the U. military.
It was in that year that the federal government purchased the farm lands on the western shores of the Chesapeake Bay that some of the old families in the area called home, and the growth that resulted was phenomenal.
For visitors to the Aberdeen Room, there will be copies of "The First Days," that tell the history of Aberdeen Proving Ground with old pictures of the first flag flown, and new buildings under construction.
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David Simons brought an old baseball bat, a vintage baby carriage, a hay rake, and a milk box from the Pennsupreme Dairy, recalling the days when milk was delivered to homes, and the metal box sat on the front or back porch to contain the bottles.
Aberdeen, ever since 1917 when the Federal Government purchased the lush corn fields to build the facility, has always had a very close relationship with the Armed Forces as good neighbors.
The first standpipe when it was new, and then a picture of the old and new, standing side by side, before the old one was taken down in the 1940's.
www.aberdeenroom.com /newlet11.htm   (3569 words)

  
 The Granite City
The granite buildings such as Marishal College, His Majesty’s Theatre and St. Machar’s Cathedral give the city its distinctive look, whilst historical Old Aberdeen and the fishing village of Footdee, have an incredible air of time gone by.
Aberdeen has won the ‘Britain in Bloom’ competition many times and has taken its floral pulling power on to the European stage.
The City of Aberdeen with a proud and fascinating history presents a modern cosmopolitan image to visitors.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Diocese of Aberdeen
But the first authentic record of the see is in the Bull of Adrian IV (1157), confirming to Edward, Bishop of Aberdeen, the churches of Aberdeen and St. Machar, with the town of Old Aberdeen and other lands.
The granite cathedral was built between 1272 and 1277.
From 1653, when the Scottish clergy were incorporated into a missionary body by the Congregation of the Propaganda, until 1695, the Catholics of Scotland were governed by prefects-apostolic.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/01041c.htm   (440 words)

  
 League of World Universities: University of Aberdeen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The first, King's College, was founded in Old Aberdeen by William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen, under a papal bull dated 10 February 1495.
The second, Marischal College, was founded in New Aberdeen by George Keith, Earl Marischal of Scotland, under a charter dated 2 April 1593.
It was not until 1952 that the Department of Chemistry moved to Old Aberdeen.
www.nyu.edu /rectors/aberdeen.html   (711 words)

  
 KELOLAND.COM: News, Weather and Sports for Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The business of running a fine arts center has proven to be a difficult task, as shown by the Washington Pavilion which has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in one year alone, but the focus of this facility will be different.
The Aberdeen Recreation and Culture Center will partner with Northern State University and the Aberdeen Arts Council not only for financial purposes, but to provide more activities at the facility.
Activities planned for the center are already being held at the old civic arena and the theater.
www.keloland.com /NewsDetail2817.cfm?Id=22,36333   (411 words)

  
 Old Aberdeen in Grampian Scotland with its cobbled streets and Kings College Chapel
Old Aberdeen in Grampian Scotland with its cobbled streets and Kings College Chapel
Old Aberdeen is an area in and around Aberdeen University.
The roads are cobbled and lined with 16th Century granite houses; most of which are still in use.
www.countrycottagesonline.com /Scotland/Old_Aberdeen.htm   (172 words)

  
 The Northern Hotel
Visitors to Aberdeen will find that some of Scotlands best entertainment venues are only a short distance from the Aberdeen Northern Hotel.
Aberdeen hosts some of the best acts in Arts and Entertainment and many top class visitor attractions for all ages and intersts.
Whether on business or holiday in Aberdeen the hotel is only a short walk to Historic Old Aberdeen, The University and only minutes from the City Centre and Aberdeen`s entertainment venues.
www.aberdeennorthernhotel.com   (271 words)

  
 Scotsman.com Sport - Football - Aberdeen use old pals' act in Maloney bid
Aberdeen use old pals' act in Maloney bid
ABERDEEN will exploit their old boys network in the hope that the connection between Willie Miller and Gordon Strachan can persuade Celtic to allow Shaun Maloney to move to Pittodrie on a season-long loan, writes Scott Davie.
Strachan, the Celtic manager, has been contacted by fellow Aberdeen legend Miller, the club's executive football consultant, about the availability of Maloney who was brought up in the Granite City.
sport.scotsman.com /football.cfm?id=1398622005   (320 words)

  
 master - pafg22 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Michele Lee Isbitski [Parents] was born 25 May 1969 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey and was christened in Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
Elisabeth Michie on 23 Jul 1797 in Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Elspeth Gregorie on 15 Nov 1757 in Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland.
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 Old Aberdeen Campus - University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen buses require the exact fare, so have some change ready or buy a Farecard (available from local shops).
The First in Aberdeen Metro "Red Line" services 1 ("Danestone") and 2/2A ("Ashwood") operate to a combined 5 minute frequency during the daytime and a combined 15 minute frequency evenings and Sundays - on return to City, these buses show 1/1A ("Garthdee") or 2/2A ("Auchinyell").
Other services that pass the main university entrance on King Street are 15 ("Dubford") which run only during the daytime Monday-Saturday to a 30 minute frequency - on return to City, these buses show 15 ("Kingswells" or "Woodend").
www.abdn.ac.uk /~com127/testing/campus_maps/kings/kings_index.hti   (234 words)

  
 Meetic > Dating in Old Aberdeen, UK
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