▁H augh ▁meaning ▁a ▁low - lying ▁me adow ▁in ▁a ▁river ▁valley . ▁ ▁Cor bie ▁H augh ▁is ▁still ▁an ▁app os ite ▁ep ith et ▁for ▁this ▁area ▁as ▁c rows ▁still ▁nest ▁in ▁the ▁el ms . ▁The ▁trees ▁were ▁originally ▁plant ed ▁to ▁stabil ise ▁the ▁emb ank ment ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁newly ▁w iden ed ▁Union ▁Terra ce ▁from ▁sli pping ▁into ▁the ▁gard ens . ▁ ▁The ▁arch es ▁which ▁run ▁along ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁Union ▁Terra ce ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁architect ▁James ▁Matt he ws , ▁who ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁turning ▁the ▁area ▁into ▁a ▁pleasure ▁park . ▁ ▁Future ▁Development ▁- ▁The ▁City ▁Garden ▁Project ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁controvers ial ▁plans ▁were ▁un ve iled ▁to ▁transform ▁the ▁gard ens . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁May , ▁Aber de en ▁City ▁Council ▁voted ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁Square ▁project ▁to ▁transform ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁into ▁a ▁v ibr ant , ▁cultural ▁civ ic ▁space ▁and ▁gard ens . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁an ▁alternative ▁plan ▁for ▁a ▁contemporary ▁art ▁centre ▁in ▁the ▁gard ens , ▁the ▁Pe ac ock ▁proposal , ▁was ▁rejected . ▁ ▁Local ▁oil ▁ty co on ▁Sir ▁Ian ▁Wood ▁p led ged ▁up ▁to ▁£ 8 5 ▁million ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁money ▁to ▁back ▁the ▁City ▁Square ▁project ▁to ▁" ensure ▁the ▁economic ▁surv ival ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁centre ". ▁The ▁current ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁plan ▁involves ▁raising ▁the ▁level ▁of