Stewart Park, Aberdeen

Infobox park
park= Stewart Park


image size=200px
caption=Whalebones in Stewart Park
type= Public Park
location= Hilton, Aberdeen, Scotland
coordinates= coord|57|10|6|N|2|8|2|W
size= 5 acres (20,000 m²)
opened= 1894
operator= Aberdeen City Council
annual visitors=
status= Open all year

Stewart Park is located in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is a convert|5|acre|m2|sing=on site owned by Aberdeen City Council. It was bought funds bequeathed by the widow of Mr. John Taylor, a merchant in the city. The park was named after a former Lord Provost of the city, Sir David Stewart.

The park contains whale jaw bones presented to the park in 1903 by the Captain of the Arctic whaler "Benbow".

There is an intricate fountain designed as a replica of an Italian "lavabo" which was sculptured by Arthur Taylor of Jute Street, Aberdeen.

There are nearby all weather tennis courts and bordered-off cricket and football pitches.

External links

* [http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/ACCI/web/site/Parks/NSC(Parks)/pos_StewartPark.asp Stewart Park]