
Rubislaw is an area of
Aberdeen
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,
Scotland
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. It is located in the area between Queen's Road and King's Gate, including Rubislaw Den North and South. It is close to
Rubislaw Quarry and the
Rubislaw Playing Fields used by
Aberdeen Grammar School.
The buildings of the area are primarily
Victorian or 1930s.
Before becoming a suburb of the city, Rubislaw was a landed estate belonging to the
Skene family. Their seat, Rubislaw House, stood on what is now Queen's Road and was of 17th century date. It was demolished in 1886 and succeeded by an elaborate
Gothic villa of the same name.
Attractions
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Gordon Highlanders Museum
*
Johnston Gardens
Notable residents
*Prof
Robert Douglas Lockhart FRSE
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LLD (1894–1987), Professor of Anatomy at
Aberdeen University
*Prof
Marcus Sachs (1812–1869), Professor of Hebrew at Aberdeen University
[Ewing, William ''Annals of the Free Church'']
References
Areas of Aberdeen
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