Brimmond Hill
Brimmond Hill | |
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![]() Brimmond Hill | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 266 m (873 ft) |
Prominence | 159 m (522 ft) |
Listing | Marilyn |
Geography | |
Location | Aberdeen, Scotland |
OS grid | NJ856091 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 38, Explorer 406 |
Brimmond Hill is a hill in Aberdeen, Scotland. The summit is the highest point within the Aberdeen City council area, at an elevation of 266 m (873 ft).
The hill itself is situated in the area between Kingswells, Westhill, Blackburn and Dyce. There is a transmitter on the top of the hill, and there are also paths and a road to the top of the hill. The hill can be reached directly from paths that connect to Kingswells, and at the summit a view across the city of Aberdeen is available.
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Transmitter site[edit]
The top of the hill has a collection of transmitter sites for microwave transmission, by line-of-sight communication. The communication sites from here have direct links between North Sea Oil platforms and their headquarters in Aberdeen.
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57°10′20″N 2°14′19″W / 57.172335°N 2.238501°W