Provost John Ross

Provost John Ross

Provost John Ross was Lord Provost in Aberdeen, Scotland from 1710–1712. Today he is most famous for the house he occupied in the 18th century from 1702.

Provost Ross's House

Built in 1593, this house is the second oldest house in the city, with Provost Skene's House being the oldest.

It is located on Shiprow and currently contains the Aberdeen Maritime Museum which has been at the site since 1984 (I know, because I presented the Queen Mother with a bouquet when she opened the place). It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and was refurbished in the 1950s before opening again in 1954.

External links

* [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst1498.html Gazetteer for Scotland]


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