🪨 Stonemason in Tillydrone, Aberdeen

About Stonemasons

A stonemason works with natural stone - repairing walls, lintels, steps, and chimneys, repointing lime mortar joints, and carrying out restoration work on older buildings.

In an area with so many stone-built properties, a skilled local stonemason is an essential trade to have access to.

Always check that they use lime mortar rather than cement on traditional stone buildings - using the wrong mortar can cause serious long-term damage to old masonry.

About Tillydrone

Tillydrone is a compact residential neighbourhood on the north side of Aberdeen, tucked between Old Aberdeen and the River Don. Most of the current housing dates from the mid-twentieth century.

A community campus, opened in recent years, has brought together a primary school, nursery, library, and community facilities under one roof.

Tillydrone's location gives easy access to the university campus and Seaton Park, which lies immediately to the east along the banks of the Don.

Bus services run frequently along Tillydrone Avenue to the city centre, and the area is within walking distance of Old Aberdeen.

Nearby: Bridge of Don, Old Aberdeen, Rosemount

About Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third-largest city, built where the rivers Dee and Don meet the North Sea on the north-east coast. Known as the Granite City for the distinctive silvery stone used in much of its architecture, Aberdeen has a visual character unlike any other Scottish city — handsome, austere, and striking in its uniformity.

The city has been shaped by successive waves of industry: fishing and shipbuilding gave way to textiles and paper-making, and from the 1970s the discovery of North Sea oil transformed Aberdeen into the energy capital of Europe. The oil industry brought international investment, a cosmopolitan population, and decades of prosperity.

Union Street, the mile-long granite backbone of the city centre, connects the historic Castlegate to the west end, while the waterfront has been reimagined with new developments along the harbour and beach. The city has two universities — the University of Aberdeen, founded in 1495, and Robert Gordon University — and a large teaching hospital at Foresterhill.

Aberdeen's neighbourhoods are diverse: the leafy western suburbs of Cults, Milltimber, and Bieldside along the Dee; the northern suburbs of Bridge of Don and Dyce near the airport; the inner-city character of Rosemount and Old Aberdeen; and the south-side communities of Torry and Kincorth.

Transport connections include Aberdeen International Airport at Dyce, a main-line railway station with services to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, and London, and the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route which has transformed road access around the city.

Nearby: Aberdeenshire