Cornhill () is a small village close to
Banff,
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire (; ) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland.
It takes its name from the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeenshire, which had substantial ...
, Scotland. It lies to the south of
Portsoy
Portsoy () is a small town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Historically, Portsoy was in Banffshire until 1975. The original name may come from ''Port Saoithe'', meaning "saithe harbour". Portsoy is located on the Moray Firth coast of northeast Scotl ...
. The village was originally a burgh of a
feudal baron
A feudal baron is a vassal holding a heritable fief called a ''barony'', comprising a specific portion of land, granted by an overlord in return for allegiance and service. Following the end of European feudalism, feudal baronies have largely be ...
y and is now a farming community.
There is the local garage Ewens of Cornhill, Post Office and the local pub ''Peggy Duff's'' (formerly the Gordon Arms).
There is a nearby castle, Castle of Park, also known as Park House, which was built around 1536.
There is a local
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland (CoS; ; ) is a Presbyterian denomination of Christianity that holds the status of the national church in Scotland. It is one of the country's largest, having 245,000 members in 2024 and 259,200 members in 2023. While mem ...
which is a joint church between Ordiquhill and Cornhill. Ordiquhill's own church, in Overtoun, was built around 1805. As of 1990, it was "awaiting beneficial re-use".
Cornhill has its own highland games in summer, including the Knock Hill race, an race up the nearby Knock Hill and back.
There is a small school Ordiquhill Primary, slightly over southwest along the
A95 road
The A95 road is a major road of north-east Scotland connecting the A9 road in the Highlands to the A98 road near the coast.
Route
It leaves the A9 four miles north of Aviemore.
It then goes:
*through Drumullie;
*near to Dulnain Bridge &n ...
.
The United Free Church was built in 1904, and the Hay Memorial Hall in 1893.
Culvie House, a large three-bay house, dates to around 1730.
Prehistory
There is considerable evidence of
prehistoric
Prehistory, also called pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the first known use of stone tools by hominins million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use o ...
habitation in the vicinity of Cornhill, including the extant
Longman Hill
Longmanhill is a Bronze Age long barrow situated atop a prominent rounded landform in northern Aberdeenshire, Scotland near Banff Bay. Due to the low-lying coastal plain characteristics, the elevation of Longmanhill affords a long-distance view as ...
barrow.
Notable people
* J. Henry created the
Kerr's Pink variety of
potato
The potato () is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground stem tubers of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'', a perennial in the nightshade famil ...
in 1907.
* G. Morrison bred the world's most expensive sheep
Deveronvale Perfection which sold for £231,000 in 2009.
References
External links
Cornhill Highland Games
Villages in Aberdeenshire
Banff and Buchan
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