Netherkirkgate black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: Netherkirkgate. Although first reference to Netherkirkgate, or 'Lower Church Road', dates from 1382, it may be on the line of Vicus Fraxini or 'Way of the Ash tree', which is the earliest recorded street in Aberdeen (1212). Netherkirkgate incorporated one of the Burgh's six ports, or lockable gates. Recorded plaque organisation: Aberdeen City Council.

Netherkirkgate, dating back to at least 1382 and possibly following an even older path known as Vicus Fraxini from 1212, was a significant thoroughfare in Aberdeen that included one of the city's six fortified entry points.