Basic Site Details
| Name: | Multi-storey housing, Castlehill Section 1 |
| Town, district or village: | Castlehill |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Virginia Court and Marischal Court | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Housing | ||
| Tower block | 19-storey tower block containing 108 flats and nine-storey tower block containing 48 flats | |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Justice Street | ||
| Marischal Court | ||
| Virginia Court | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 4 July 1966 | 31 December 1969 | Build/construction | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Aberdeen City Architect's Department (later City of Aberdeen District Council Architects Division) | A | 1966 | With George McIntosh Keith as City Architect | ||
| George McIntosh Keith | A | 1966 | As City Architect | ||
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Parent Structure and Site
| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | ||
| Building name | Notes | |
| Castlehill redevelopment | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan | 1994 | Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland | Yale University Press: New Haven and London | p367 | |
| Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | p144 | |