What is recorded here

Aberdeen, 53 Castle Street, Bank of Scotland, is a 19th century bank built inside or beside a 16th century house, recorded as existing from 1801. The address still stands in Aberdeen City, but the old record gives no warning about entry, ownership or danger. Any person who wants to touch the place must first identify the exact building and ask whether the public may enter.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Aberdeen, 53 Castle Street, Bank of Scotland as Bank (financial) (19th Century) (1801), House (16th 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 site of the Bank of Scotland at 53 Castle Street in Aberdeen was originally a 16th-century house, later repurposed in 1801 as a financial institution. It is historically significant as an example of the adaptation of historic buildings for commercial use in Aberdeen.

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