Basic Site Details
| Name: | McGrigor Obelisk, Marischall College |
| City or county: | Aberdeen |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | C Listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Now relocated in Duthie Park |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Obelisk | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1860 | Build/construction | ||
| 1906 | Relocation to Duthie Park | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Alexander Ellis | 1860 | With James Giles, artist | |||
| James Giles | A | 1860 | Jointly responsible for design | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Leith, Connie | 1999 | Alexander Ellis: a fine Victorian architect | Aberdeen: privately published | p28 | |
| Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | p249 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 20010 | |