From the BBC News website:

A statue to commemorate King Robert the Bruce's links with Aberdeen has been unveiled.


The original idea came from a council motion calling for the city to recognise the debt owed to King Robert the Bruce as a benefactor.


The city's Common Good Fund was developed as a direct result of a charter he issued in 1319.


The £120,000 statue, outside Marischal College, was created by sculptor Alan B Herriot.


The statue, selected after a competition for the design, was funded by the Common Good Fund.


Marischal College is due to open as the new headquarters of Aberdeen City Council later this year.