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There are nearby all weather [[tennis court]]s and bordered-off [[cricket]] and [[football (soccer)|football]] pitches.
There are nearby all weather [[tennis court]]s and bordered-off [[cricket]] and [[football (soccer)|football]] pitches.


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Image:SP Fountain.JPG|Stewart Park Fountain
Image:Whale Bones.JPG|Stewart Park Whale Bones
Image:StewartPark.JPG|Stewart Park Playing Fields
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/ACCI/web/site/Parks/NSC(Parks)/pos_StewartPark.asp Stewart Park]
*[http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/ACCI/web/site/Parks/NSC(Parks)/pos_StewartPark.asp Stewart Park]

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Stewart Park, Aberdeen
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TypePublic Park
LocationHilton, Aberdeen, Scotland
Coordinates57°10′6″N 2°8′2″W / 57.16833°N 2.13389°W / 57.16833; -2.13389
Opened1894
Operated byAberdeen City Council
StatusOpen all year

Stewart Park is located in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is a 5-acre (20,000 m2) site owned by Aberdeen City Council. It was bought funds bequeathed by the widow of Mr. John Taylor, a merchant in the city. The park was named after a former Lord Provost of the city, Sir David Stewart.

The park contains whale jaw bones presented to the park in 1903 by the Captain of the Arctic whaler Benbow.

There is an intricate fountain designed as a replica of an Italian lavabo which was sculptured by Arthur Taylor of Jute Street, Aberdeen.

There are nearby all weather tennis courts and bordered-off cricket and football pitches.