Cornhill, Aberdeenshire
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Cornhill (Template:Langx) is a small village close to Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.[1] It lies Script error: No such module "convert". 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 Script error: No such module "convert". race up the nearby Knock Hill and back.
There is a small school Ordiquhill Primary,[7] slightly over Script error: No such module "convert". 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]
Prehistory
There is considerable evidence of prehistoric habitation in the vicinity of Cornhill, including the extant Longman Hill barrow.[8]
Notable people
- J. Henry created the Kerr's Pink variety of potato in 1907.
- G. Morrison bred the world's most expensive sheep Deveronvale Perfection which sold for £231,000 in 2009.[9]
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