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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
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

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 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brimmond Hill.

• List of Scottish council areas by highest point
• British Telecom microwave network

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