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Situated on the rugged North East coast of Scotland, at the confluence of the rivers Don and Dee, Aberdeen is one of the most distinctive cities in the United Kingdom. Some Gaelic scholars believe the name to have come from 'Aber' and 'da-aevin' meaning "mouth of two rivers". Aberdeen is the capital of the Grampian Highlands and is Scotland’s third largest city; its handsome granite architecture, miles of golden beaches, dunes and cliffs, and some of the finest unspoiled surroundings of wild moors, farmland and rugged hills left in Europe give Aberdeen a fascinating blend of flavours; fitting, perhaps, given the region’s whisky making heritage.

The earliest record of Aberdeen was a Charter granted by William the Lion in about 1179, from which it appears that the town was already a Royal Burgh and a trading community of some stature. By 1319, the Great Charter of Robert the Bruce had transformed Aberdeen into a property owning, financially independent community. Aberdeen became a centre of education following the founding of the University of Aberdeen by Bishop William Elphinstone in 1495, but the modern city as it is known today began to take shape at the turn of the 19 th Century, when Charles Abercrombie built a magnificent viaduct to expand the existing, cramped city on Saint Katherine’s Hill across the Denburn Valley. Subsequent viaducts followed as the city spilled forth, establishing new boundaries, although it is believed that this rapid, costly expansion was partly the cause of the city’s bankruptcy later in the century. In more recent times, the discovery of North Sea oil in 1969 led to Aberdeen becoming the Energy Capital of Europe, however, visitors expecting to stand on the beach and see oil rigs will be disappointed; the colossal structures do not intrude on the rugged beauty of the city’s skyline.

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