Tillydrone

Infobox UK place
official_name= Tillydrone
gaelic_name= Tulach Droighne
scots_name=
local_name=
country= Scotland
population= 3395 [cite web|url=http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/acci/web/files/Stats_Facts/2005_Population_Estimates_-_Aberdeen_Neighbourhoods.pdf|title=2005 Population Estimates|author=Aberdeen City Council|accessdate=2007-06-04]
population_density=
os_grid_reference= NJ931088
latitude= 57.1706
longitude= -2.1156
post_town= ABERDEEN
postcode_area= AB
postcode_district= AB24
dial_code= 01224
constituency_westminster= Aberdeen North
unitary_scotland= City of Aberdeen
lieutenancy_scotland= Aberdeen
constituency_scottish_parliament= North East Scotland
constituency_scottish_parliament1= Aberdeen Central
website= [http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk aberdeencity.gov.uk]

Tillydrone is an area of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. Lying north of the city centre and slightly north-west of Old Aberdeen, it is roughly bounded by the River Don, St Machar Drive, and the main Aberdeen-Inverness railway line.

The name is a corruption of the Scottish Gaelic "Tulach Droighne", meaning a knoll with thorn trees growing on it. The name is somewhat older than the housing estate which essentially comprises the area. The area is colloquially referred to as Tilly.The housing estate was built as council housing and includes tower blocks and terraced tenement flats in addition to some low-rise terraced houses. As with most council housing stock in the UK, some of these properties have been purchased by their occupants. As a result of its image and demographics, Tillydrone is one of the less affluent areas of Aberdeen. However, the proximity of the area to the University of Aberdeen results in some of the housing being rented to students.

Tillydrone has a small shopping arcade plus a few other shops and businesses including a pharmacy; a post office and a pub. There are also a school and City Council-run care facilities for elderly people.

Between the main part of Tillydrone and the River Don is an extensive area of open and wooded land, which leads into the city's Seaton Park. At the edge of this, alongside Tillydrone Road, is the Wallace Tower, a turreted townhouse typical of pre-Georgian Aberdeen architecture which was moved stone by stone from its original city-centre location at the time of the construction of a Marks & Spencer shop next to the St. Nicholas Shopping Centre.

The site of the Donside Paper Mill which lies between Tillydrone and the River Don is currently being prepared for construction of affordable housing.

Also an Aberdeen City Council "blueprint" has earmarked the area for extensive redevelopment along with five other areas within Aberdeen

ee also

* City of Aberdeen – the local authority

References

External links

* Map of Aberdeen showing Tillydrone centred at [http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=57.1706&lon=-2.1156&scale=25000 MultiMap]