Discover Alone, back to main map

Aberdeen, Castleton Drive, Beechwood Court

Point Block (20th Century), Tower Block (20th Century)

What is recorded here

Beechwood Court rises on Castleton Drive as a twentieth-century tower and point block, its concrete ribs catching Aberdeen light before most cities wake. The shape suggests urgency: rooms stacked quickly, corridors built for numbers rather than names, yet someone must have lived inside that speed. Perhaps a child pressed a palm to the window at dawn, watching rain strip the drive clean while the city hummed below. The building does not need praise; it needs witness.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Aberdeen, Castleton Drive, Beechwood Court as Point Block (20th Century), Tower Block (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places