In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Blackhill like this:
Blackhill, a quoad sacra parish, formed in 1878, mainly out of Peterhead parish, Aberdeenshire, its church being 4 miles SW by W of Peterhead town. Its central point is a hill of its own name, on the mutual border of Peterhead, Longside, and Cruden parishes, which, rising 374 feet above sea-level, was formerly deemed so worthless as to defy improvement; but now is nearly all under the plough, and also yields, in an extensive quarry, large blocks of excellent syenite, of the kind called popularly Peterhead granite. ...
A public school, with accommodation for 80 children, had (1879) an average attendance of 43, and a grant of £34,17s.
Blackhill through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blackhill in Aberdeenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21975
Date accessed: 05th June 2024
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