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Robert Gordon's College
in the centre of
Aberdeen
was founded in
1750
by a local Merchant,
Robert Gordon
, who left money in his will to establish
'a hospital for maintenance, aliment, entertainment and education of
young boys
'
.
The
school
is now one of the best
public
(that is, private) schools in
Scotland
, and is in the top two or three day (not boarding) schools.
Today, around 1400 pupils are taught from age 4 to 18. Of these around 90% each year go on to
higher education
.
Some "
fascinating
" facts:
The original building (the
Auld House
) was used as a fortification by the
Duke of Cumberland
while he was on his way to
Culloden
.
The
Auld House
is haunted by a
ghost
, supposedly of a maid who was killed in the Govenors' Room.
Legend
has it that her
blood
still stains the floorboard beneath the carpet.
The will of
Robert Gordon
originally stipulated that no women were to be allowed on the grounds of the school. This was broken before the school even opened as a nurse was hired to look after the boys. Since 1989 the school has been fully
coeducational
.
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