Cornhill, Aberdeenshire

This article is about the village near Banff. For the area of Aberdeen, see Cornhill, Aberdeen.

Cornhill
Entering the village on the B9023 road
Cornhill is located in Aberdeenshire
Cornhill
Cornhill
Location within Aberdeenshire
OS grid referenceNJ925065
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townABERDEEN
Postcode districtAB45
Dialling code01466
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
Websiteaberdeenshire.gov.uk
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UK
Scotland
57°36′43″N 2°41′53″W / 57.612°N 02.6981°W / 57.612; -02.6981

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]

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]

  1. ^ AA Touring Guide to Scotland. 1978.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Ewens of Cornhill Ltd". Ewens of Cornhill. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  4. ^ a b c McKean, Charles (1990). Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publications Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 185158-231-2.
  5. ^ "Contact (Presbytery of Buchan)". Church of Scotland. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  6. ^ a b McKean, Charles (1990). Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publications Ltd. p. 52. ISBN 185158-231-2.
  7. ^ "Ordiquhill School". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 8 October 2016.