The park has an area of five hectares and was opened to the public in 1871.

In the center of the park is a fountain made of fourteen different types of granite that was presented to the citizens of the city by the Granite Polishers and Master Builders of Aberdeen.

A greenhouse and conservatory used to present in the south-east corner of the park, but were demolished in early 2014 as a result of repeated vandalism.

[1] Restoration work on the fountain, which is category A listed, took place between September 2021 and April 2022.

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