King Robert's great charter of 1319, allowed the citizens of Aberdeen to own the Burgh, the forests and all the revenue from the land within the borders. The revenue from the Freedom Lands is known as "The Common Good Fund".
The Burgh borders were marked by 67 March Stones the first being Alpha and the last Omega
The stones can still be found today, Alpha is near Old Ford Road on the banks of the Dee, whilst Omega is in open ground by the Bridge of Don.
Stone 3 is located on Nellfield Place at it's junction with Great Western Road. In 1780 it was described as "A large earthfast stone in the North West corner of Mrs Cochrane's Parks of Ferryhill. (Stone 4 is a few yards away at the side of the Short Mile Pub)
A guide to the March Stone Trail is available at www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/trails