Cornhill is an area of
Aberdeen
Aberdeen ( ; ; ) is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, third most populous Cities of Scotland, Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeensh ...
, Scotland.
At the west there is a bar (Murdos), the small Cornhill Shopping Centre whose main store is a
Aldi
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supermarket, to the south it stretches as far as
Forresterhill Hospital and to the east its area covers as far as Ashgrove.
Socially Cornhill consists mainly of council housing including three
tower blocks
A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, residential tower, apartment block, block of flats, or office tower is a tall building, as opposed to a low-rise building and is defined differently in terms of height depending on the jurisdiction. ...
; Cairncry Court, Cornhill Court, and Rosehill Court.
The
Royal Cornhill Hospital
Royal Cornhill Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Westburn Road, Aberdeen, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian.
History
The hospital was founded as the Aberdeen Lunatic Asylum in 1800. The city's dancing master, Francis Peacock, donated ...
offers specialised treatment in regard to psychiatric matters for residents of northern Scotland.
References
Areas of Aberdeen
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