Old Aberdeen is part of the city of Aberdeen in Scotland. Old Aberdeen was originally a separate burgh, which was erected into a burgh of barony on 26 December 1489. It was incorporated into adjacent Aberdeen by Act of Parliament in 1891. It retains the status of a community council area.

The town's motto is "concordia res parvae crescunt" ("through harmony, small things increase")

Old Aberdeen was an important political, ecclesiastical and cultural center since the Late Middle Ages. In the 1630s the Covenanters challenged the Doctors of Aberdeen by holding a meeting in Muchalls Castle and responding to certain letters issued by the doctors, thus setting the stage for the first battle of the Bishops' Wars, when William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal and the Marquess of Montrose led a Covenanter army of 9000 men over the Causey Mounth to attack forces at the Bridge of Dee, effectively gaining control of Old Aberdeen.

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Distance 834 m

Uphill 20 m

Downhill 10 m

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Location: Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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