Brimmond Hill

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).

Brimmond Hill
Brimmond Hill
Highest point
Elevation266 m (873 ft)
Prominence159 m (522 ft)
ListingMarilyn
Geography
LocationAberdeen, Scotland
OS gridNJ856091
Topo mapOS Landranger 38, Explorer 406

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.

gollark: https://0t.lt/c
gollark: > gallons
gollark: It is already too late.
gollark: You WILL consider the LCR circuit.
gollark: No.

See also

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