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Our Castlegate
Our history
The Castlegate area has a long and rich social history reaching back to the Middle Ages, but that social history is a story that is constantly being written and rewritten. It centres on the buildings that make up our built environment – the Citadel, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, St. Peter’s church, and the shops and residencies along Castle Street and Justice Street – but it plays out through the lives of the people who live, work and worship here. We invite you into that story to take a closer look, to see the Castlegate through fresh eyes, and to meet some of the people who make up part of the city’s rich heritage today.

Icons of our Castlegate
People are shaped by the architecture that surrounds them, with some buildings holding a special significance to a people or a place.
The Castlegate is home to an abundance of iconic buildings, each of them holding a special place for the people of the city and a unique part of the history of Aberdeen within their walls.
A place is made
of more
than just
architecture.

Explore Past &
Present
Explore our interactive map and discover the hidden narratives that reveal the rich and deeply layered history of the Castlegate.
Uncovering the histories that have created the unique community that call the Castlegate home today.