It comprises 44 acres (180,000 m2) of land given to the council in 1881 by Miss Elizabeth Crombie Duthie of Ruthrieston, in memory of her uncle and of her brother.

[5] The park is noted for the David Welch Winter Gardens with tropical and arid houses which contain the second largest collections of bromeliads and of giant cacti respectively in Great Britain[6] (second to the Eden Project in Cornwall, England).

These feature unusual metal cats, derived from the city coat of arms, and were saved when the side of the bridge was developed for retail units in the mid-20th century.

[11] It consisted of a set of horns mounted on a 39 ft. pole activated to play different notes by standing on underground foot pads and was donated by the Electrical Association for Women's Aberdeen branch.

This celebrated the 100th anniversary of Macleod's joint award of the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology in 1923, for his role in the discovery of Insulin.

The statue was created by Ayrshire sculptor, John McKenna and sits within and expanded area of the park known as Macleod's corner.

Made by A. MacDonald & Co. of pink Peterhead granite with four carved swans with folded wings supporting a polished basin.