Longmanhill
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| Longmanhill | |
| Banffshire | |
|---|---|
 Longmanhill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NJ738625 |
| Location: | 57°39’7"N, 2°26’21"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Banff |
| Postcode: | AB45 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Aberdeenshire |
Longmanhill is a hamlet in Banffshire, in the parish of Gamrie on the county's coastal plain on the A98 road from Fraserburgh running down to Macduff and the coast in Banff Bay.
The hamlet was founded in the year 1822 by the Earl of Fife.[1]
Above the village is a low hill known as Longman Hill, which is the site of a Bronze Age burial mound.
References
- ↑ Gazetteer for Scotland, 2008
- Gazetteer for Scotland: Longmanhill
- Hogan, C. Michael: 'Longman Hill': The Modern Antiquarian, 2008