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Grammar School of Aberdeen stone plaque

Commemorative plaque

Overview

Grammar School of Aberdeen stone plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in Aberdeen City. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: This stone commemorative plaque records: On the school hill stood the Grammar School of Aberdeen for over six centuries.

Why it was made

The saved source records: On the school hill stood the Grammar School of Aberdeen for over six centuries. This stone marks the site of the school from 1757 to 1863 when the present building in Skene Street was erected

People and events

The saved source records: On the school hill stood the Grammar School of Aberdeen for over six centuries. This stone marks the site of the school from 1757 to 1863 when the present building in Skene Street was erected

How it worked

The label Commemorative plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.

What remains

The saved source records: This stone commemorative plaque records: On the school hill stood the Grammar School of Aberdeen for over six centuries.

Why it mattered

Grammar School of Aberdeen stone plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: On the school hill stood the Grammar School of Aberdeen for over six centuries. This stone marks the site of the school from 1757 to 1863 when the present building in Skene Street was erected The importance lies in what the inscription remembers, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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