Brimmond Hill

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 that rises to a height of 266 metres. The summit is the highest point within the Aberdeen City council area.

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.

Transmitter on top of the hill

Transmitter site

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.

See also

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Coordinates: 57°11′N 2°14′W / 57.183°N 2.233°W / 57.183; -2.233

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