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Remains of park originally 'Arthurseat' estate, gifted in 1880 by Miss Elizabeth Crombie Duthie. The layout was designed by Mr William R McKelvie of Dundee and the park opened on 27 September 1883. It originally incorporated a pond at the southern end which was infilled in the 1920s, the site of which is now partially grassed over and partially under the car park. The steps leading to the pond from the terraced walkway were thought to have been removed in the 1960s. Features within the park include Gordon Highlanders Obelisk Memorial, temperance drinking fountain (NJ90SW1131), Taylor well (NJ90SW1129), monument, bandstance (NJ90SW0163), McGrigor Obelisk (NJ90SW1105), Fountainhall cistern (NJ90SW1109), footbridge over upper lake (NJ90SW0157), fountain in a circular pool (NJ90SW1127), Hygeia Statue (named after the Greek goddess of health and erected in memory of Miss Duthie), bowling pavilion (NJ90SW1011), Gordon Highlander's Memorials (NJ90SW1021 and NJ90SW1023), West Lodge and East Lodge (NJ90SW0125). The park originally extended slight further to the west but was altered and the original West Lodge removed for the widening of the Great Southern Road in 1938: the lodge was rebuilt in Rubislaw Den South (NJ90NW2027). See NJ90SW0963 for evaluation and watching brief of the southern pond and steps. A photographic survey of the stone shelter beside the upper lake was carried out by Cameron Archaeology in 2012. The shelter, constructed into an earthen bank, has roof and floor of poured concrete, and walls of granite rubble. There are wooden seats along the interior of the north, west and east walls. A monumental shelter from 25 Dee Street was relocated to the park in 1897, and for some time contained carved stones from the old tolbooth and old East Kirk, later moved to St Nicholas Kirk: the shelter was taken down circa 1972.
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NJ90SW0989 - DUTHIE PARK