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Longmanhill is a Bronze Age long barrow situated atop a prominent rounded landform in northern
Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially different boundaries. The Aberdeenshire Council area inclu ...
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Banff Bay Banff Bay ( gd, Bàgh Bhanbh) is a coastal embayment in Scotland situated between the towns of Banff, Aberdeenshire and Macduff, Aberdeenshire. The Burn of Myrehouse is one of the streams draining to Banff Bay. Banff Bay is a prominent geographic ...
. Due to the low-lying coastal plain characteristics, the elevation of Longmanhill affords a long-distance view as far as the
Moray Firth The Moray Firth (; Scottish Gaelic: ''An Cuan Moireach'', ''Linne Mhoireibh'' or ''Caolas Mhoireibh'') is a roughly triangular inlet (or firth) of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland council area of north of Sc ...
.C.Michael Hogan (2008) ''Longmanhill'', Modern Antiquarian
/ref> Nearby is the village of Longmanhill.


See also

* B9031 road * Burn of Myrehouse *
Cairn Lee Cairn Lee is a prehistoric monument in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Cairn Lee and proximate Longman Hill are the oldest prehistoric Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone ...
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Catto Long Barrow Cairn Catto is a Neolithic long cairn near the village of Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Historic Environment Scotland established the site as a scheduled monument in 1973. Description Cairn Catto is located southeast of Longside, in Aberde ...


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Mountains and hills of Aberdeenshire {{Aberdeenshire-geo-stub