Rubislaw

View of Granite houses on Rubislaw Terrace, from Rubislaw Terrace Gardens

View overlooking Rubislaw quarry

Rubislaw is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is located around Queen's Road and Rubislaw Den North and South. It is close to Rubislaw Quarry and the Rubislaw Playing Fields used by Aberdeen Grammar School. The buildings of the area are primarily Victorian, many of them mansions. Many houses in the area are worth over £2 million. Houses are commonly made from granite, hence the name 'Granite City.'

Notable residents

• Prof Robert Douglas Lockhart FRSE LLD (1894-1987) Professor of Anatomy at Aberdeen University.
• Prof Marcus Sachs (1812-1869) Professor of Hebrew at Aberdeen University