This stone is located adjacent to the footpath at the amenity area, south of Friarsfield Road and Kirkbrae junction, Cults. It is marked '12 ABD'.

In 1698 the then marker was described as "ane merch stone, with an sauser and four witter holes...".

The 1929 Blue Book includes an image of the stone against a rough stone wall.

The sluice gate and stream visible in the background of this image is the Cults Burn. Above the slope shown here was once Cults Dam. The junction of Friarsfield Road and Kirk Brae has been significantly altered since this photograph was taken.

Frairsfield Road has since been extended to meet Kirk Brae in a straight line. The previous, smaller junction, that curved to the south west, has been replaced by the footpath through the newly created amenity area.

In 2020 the March Stone remains at broadly the same location shown here, just off the footpath, on the other side of the burn from a public bench.

A slide of this image was kindly lent to Aberdeen City Libraries by Colin Johnston so that we could create a digital copy for public use.

The image was taken in the early 1980s when Colin worked as a teacher at Bridge of Don Academy. He led several current and former pupils, and staff members in an investigation into the location, physical condition and public knowledge of Aberdeen's historic boundary markers.

Location

Cults, Aberdeen

Keyword

Boundary Stones

Photographer

Colin Johnston