Gardens · Scottish Highlands
Woodhill House
In or near Kingswells.
Woodhill House — a garden in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.
Bill Harrison — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Aberdeen · 3.2 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Woodhill House is a garden of interest in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Woodhill House is a large office development on Westburn Road in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was built as the headquarters of Grampian Regional Council in 1977 and then became the offices and meeting place of Aberdeenshire Council in 1996.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The area was previously occupied by a county mansion, also known as Woodhill House, which dated from the 18th century and became the home of an advocate, Alexander Jopp, in the 19th century. Aberdeenshire County Council acquired the old house and its estate as a potential site for new offices in 1967. The current building was commissioned by Grampian Regional Council, which was established in 1975, to be its headquarters. It was designed in the Brutalist style, built in concrete and glass and was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in May 1977. The design involved two four-storey wings, one to the north of the other, with the north wing projected slightly to the west of the south wing.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 57.1533, -2.1461
- District
- Aberdeen City
- Postcode
- AB16 5GB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberdeen North
- Established
- 1977
- Nearest railway station
- Aberdeen — 3.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q98930557 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Woodhill House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woodhill House?
- Woodhill House is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB16 5GB).
- What is Woodhill House?
- Woodhill House — a garden in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Woodhill House?
- The nearest railway station is Aberdeen, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode AB16 5GB.
- When was Woodhill House built?
- Built or established in 1977.
- How do I get to Woodhill House?
- The nearest railway station is Aberdeen, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode AB16 5GB.