Cornhill, Aberdeenshire - United_Kingdom

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Cornhill (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc an Arbhair) is a small village close to Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.[1] It lies 5 miles (8.0 km) to the south of Portsoy. The village was originally a burgh of a feudal barony and is now a farming community.[2]

Cornhill Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc an Arbhair
Entering the village on the B9023 road
Cornhill Location within Aberdeenshire
OS grid reference	NJ925065
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area	Banffshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ABERDEEN
Postcode district	AB45
Dialling code	01466

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Banff and Buchan
Scottish Parliament	Banffshire and Buchan Coast
Website	aberdeenshire.gov.uk
List of places UK Scotland 57.612°N 02.6981°W / 57.612; -02.6981

There is the local garage Ewens of Cornhill,[3] Post Office and the local pub Peggy Duff's (formerly the Gordon Arms).[4] There is a nearby castle, Castle of Park, also known as Park House, which was built around 1536.[4] There is a local Church of Scotland which is a joint church between Ordiquhill and Cornhill.[5] Ordiquhill's own church, in Overtoun, was built around 1805. As of 1990, it was "awaiting beneficial re-use".[6]

Cornhill has its own highland games in summer, including the Knock Hill race, an 8.5 miles (13.7 km) race up the nearby Knock Hill and back.

There is a small school Ordiquhill Primary,[7] slightly over 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest along the A95 road.

The United Free Church was built in 1904, and the Hay Memorial Hall in 1893.[4] Culvie House, a large three-bay house, dates to around 1730.[6]

Prehistory

There is considerable evidence of prehistoric habitation in the vicinity of Cornhill, including the extant Longman Hill barrow.[8]

Notable people

J. Henry created the Kerr's Pink variety of potato in 1907.
G. Morrison bred the world's most expensive sheep Deveronvale Perfection which sold for £231,000 in 2009.[9]

References

AA Touring Guide to Scotland. 1978.
Munro, David M. (2006). Scotland : an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Gittings, B. M. (Bruce M.), Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Glasgow: Collins. ISBN 9780004724669. OCLC 225152110.
"Ewens of Cornhill Ltd". Ewens of Cornhill. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
McKean, Charles (1990). Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publications Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 185158-231-2.
"Contact (Presbytery of Buchan)". Church of Scotland. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
McKean, Charles (1990). Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publications Ltd. p. 52. ISBN 185158-231-2.
"Ordiquhill School". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
C. Michael Hogan. "Longman Hill". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
"£231,000 sheep sets price record". BBC News. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010.

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Cornhill Highland Games

v t e Settlements and places of interest in Banff and Buchan, Aberdeenshire
Primary settlements	Aberchirder Banff Fraserburgh Gardenstown Inverallochy and Cairnbulg Macduff Portsoy Rosehearty Sandhaven Whitehills
Other settlements	Boyndie Broadsea Cornhill Cortes Crovie Crudie Fordyce Gordonstown King Edward Memsie Netherbrae New Aberdour New Byth Pennan Rathen Sandend Tyrie
Places of interest	Duff House Findlater Castle Kinnaird Head Lighthouse House of Memsie Memsie Cairn

v t e Areas and primary settlements in Aberdeenshire (see also: Aberdeen City)
in Banff and Buchan	Aberchirder Banff Fraserburgh Gardenstown Inverallochy and Cairnbulg Macduff Portsoy Rosehearty Sandhaven Whitehills
in Buchan	Boddam Crimond Cruden Bay Fetterangus Hatton Longside Maud Mintlaw New Deer New Pitsligo Peterhead St Combs St Fergus Strichen Stuartfield
in Formartine	Balmedie Cuminestown Ellon Fyvie Newburgh Oldmeldrum Pitmedden Potterton Rothienorman Tarves Turriff
in Garioch	Blackburn Insch Inverurie Kemnay Kintore Newmachar Westhill
in Kincardine and Mearns	Drumoak Fettercairn Gourdon Inverbervie Johnshaven Laurencekirk Luthermuir Newtonhill Portlethen St Cyrus Stonehaven
in Marr	Aboyne Alford Ballater Banchory Braemar Huntly Lumphanan Tarland Torphins

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Cornhill ist eine Ortschaft in der schottischen Council Area Aberdeenshire. Sie liegt in der traditionellen schottischen Grafschaft Banffshire etwa zwölf Kilometer südwestlich von Banff und 18 km südöstlich von Buckie. Die nächstgelegene Ortschaft ist das 2,5 km entfernte Gordonstown. Cornhill ist durch die A95 an das Fernstraßennetz angeschlossen. In der Vergangenheit passierte eine Eisenbahnstrecke die Ortschaft im Norden, die zwischenzeitlich jedoch rückgebaut wurde. Der Bahnhof von Cornhill wurde 1859 eröffnet. Er wurde zuletzt von Zügen auf der Moray Coastal Line bedient und 1968 geschlossen.[1] Alljährlich werden am ersten Samstag im Juni in Cornhill Highland Games abgehalten. Als Teil der Spiele wird auch ein zehn Kilometer Querfeldeinlauf über den Knock Hill veranstaltet.[2]

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