Briltil is a small village in the municipality of Westerkwartier, province of Groningen, situated on the Hoendiep canal.

Founded around 1600, its name derives from a historic drawbridge (til) that once crossed the Hoendiep to a low-lying, swampy area known as the Bril.

The village sits at a historically significant point on the Hoendiep, a 15-kilometer canal linking the city of Groningen to Zuidhorn.

For centuries this waterway served as the primary navigable route westward toward Friesland, and Briltil marked a key junction where vessels would continue via the Niekerksterdiep toward Frisian waters.

Today the village retains a small marina on the west bank of the Hoendiep alongside a modest collection of historic buildings, making it a quiet access point along this storied canal corridor.