Kirkhill, Highland

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Kirkhill
  • Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Mhoire
Kirkhill is located in Inverness area
Kirkhill
Kirkhill
Location within the Inverness area
Population690 
OS grid referenceNH556453
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townInverness
Postcode districtIV5 7
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FireScottish
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57°28′32″N 4°24′34″W / 57.47544°N 4.40953°W / 57.47544; -4.40953Coordinates: 57°28′32″N 4°24′34″W / 57.47544°N 4.40953°W / 57.47544; -4.40953

Kirkhill (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Mhoire, meaning "Big Hill") is a small village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is 10 miles (16 km) west of Inverness and 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Beauly, close to the south opening of the Beauly Firth.[1]

The village of Kirkhill encompasses the historic parish of Wardlaw to its north, the two areas merging in 1618.[2]

Kirkhill also has a village hall and primary school, Kirkhill Primary, with a catchment area including Inchmore, Lentran, Drumchardine, Cabrich, Bunchrew, Clunes and Newtonhill.[3]

Wardlaw Mausoleum[]

Kirkhill is home to the Wardlaw Mausoleum, built in 1634 as the resting ground for the Frasers of Lovat and used by the family until the early 19th century. In the 1990s, the Wardlaw Mausoleum Trust was formed to repair the building, then in heavy disrepair.[4]

In 1722, the 11th Lord Lovat raised the roof of the mausoleum and constructed a tower overhead. After his execution for the part he played in the Jacobite rebellion, legend had it the Lord Lovat's body was moved in secret, from the Church of St Peter ad Vincula in London to the family mausoleum. However, analysis of his supposed skeleton by the University of Dundee in 2018, declared the bones were of a young woman.[5]

  • The B9164, the main street running through Kirkhill

  • The Wardlaw Mausoleum, historic resting place of Clan Fraser of Lovat

References[]

  1. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Kirkhill". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  2. ^ "MHG31356 - Cemetery, St. Mary's Church, Wardlaw - Highland Historic Environment Record". her.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Kirkhill Primary school". Kirkhill Primary school. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Home". Wardlaw Mausoleum. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ Association, Press (19 January 2018). "Headless body is not C18th Scottish clan chief, say experts". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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