Shakkin' Briggie, Aberdeen

Name: Shakkin' Briggie
Address: Aberdeen, United Kingdom

#65 among attractions in Aberdeen

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Facts and practical information

St. Devenick's Bridge is a disused suspension footbridge which crosses the River Dee from Ardoe to Cults near Aberdeen in Scotland. ()

Coordinates: 57°7'1"N, 2°10'24"W

Address

Lower Deeside (Bieldside)Aberdeen United Kingdom

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Day trips

Shakkin' Briggie – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Paul Lawrie Golf Centre, Springbank Cemetery, Hazlehead Park, Johnston Gardens.

~1960 ftS
57°6'43"N • 2°10'11"W
Paul Lawrie Golf Centre, Aberdeen
10 min walk • Golf
1.4 miNE
Cemetery
Springbank Cemetery, Aberdeen
37 min walk • Springbank Cemetery is located on Countesswells Road, Aberdeen. It opened in 1884. The cemetery is operated by the local authority, Aberdeen City Council, is one of seventeen cemeteries in Aberdeen. It is located on Countesswells Road with entrances on both Countesswells Road and Springfield Road where the cemetery lodge is situated.
1.5 miN
Park
Hazlehead Park, Aberdeen
40 min walk • Hazlehead Park is a public park in the Hazlehead area of Aberdeen, Scotland. 180 hectares in size, it was opened to the public in 1920, having formerly been the estate of Hazlehead House, home of William Rose, shipbuilder.
1.6 miNE
Park, Garden
Johnston Gardens, Aberdeen
41 min walk • Johnston Gardens is a small public garden in Aberdeen, Scotland. The garden has won the Britain in Bloom competition many times. The gardens are full with flowers and shrubbery which sole purpose is for aesthetics. This is a very popular place for wedding photographs to be taken.
1.7 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum
The Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen
45 min walk • The Gordon Highlanders Museum is based in Aberdeen, Scotland and celebrates the story of the Gordon Highlanders regiment, which originated as the 92nd Regiment of Foot in 1794, became the Gordon Highlanders in 1881 and was then amalgamated into a new larger unit of the British Army in 1994.
2.1 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Deeside Way, Aberdeen
53 min walk • The Deeside Way is a 41-mile rail trail that follows, in part, the bed of the former Deeside Railway in Aberdeenshire. Forming part of the National Cycle Network the trail leads from Aberdeen to Ballater.
1.5 miSW
Church, Specialty museum, Museum
Blairs College, Aberdeen
39 min walk • St Mary's College, Blairs, situated near Aberdeen in Scotland, was from 1829 to 1986 a junior seminary for boys and young men studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood.
2.3 miNE
Church
Holburn West Church, Aberdeen
60 min walk • Holburn West Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. It is located at the intersection Ashley Park Drive and the Great Western Road, in the west end of Aberdeen, Scotland. The church building was opened for worship in October 1894. The Sanctuary and entrance to the church was refurbished in 2004.
1.5 miN
Park
Green spaces and walkways in Aberdeen, Aberdeen
39 min walk • The Scottish city of Aberdeen has a number of green spaces and walkways. The parks, gardens and floral displays which include 2 million roses, 11 million daffodils and 3 million crocuses have led the city to win the Royal Horticultural Society's Britain in Bloom Best City award many times, including a period of nine years straight.
2.1 miE
Bridge
Bridge of Dee, Aberdeen
53 min walk • The Bridge of Dee or Brig o Dee is a road bridge over the River Dee in Aberdeen, Scotland. The term is also used for the surrounding area of the city. Dating from 1527, the bridge crosses at what was once the City of Aberdeen's southern boundary.
1.3 miE
Universities and schools
Robert Gordon University - International, Aberdeen
33 min walk • Robert Gordon University, commonly called RGU, is a public university in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland.