Westhill, Highland

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Westhill
  • Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Shuas
View NW over the Moray Firth from Westhill near Inverness - geograph.org.uk - 212956.jpg
Looking north-west over the Moray Firth from Westhill
Westhill is located in Inverness area
Westhill
Westhill
Location within the Inverness area
Population5,410 (mid-2016 est.)[1]
OS grid referenceNH706441
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townInverness
Postcode districtIV2 5
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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57°28′09″N 4°09′32″W / 57.46929°N 4.15893°W / 57.46929; -4.15893Coordinates: 57°28′09″N 4°09′32″W / 57.46929°N 4.15893°W / 57.46929; -4.15893

Westhill (Gaelic: Cnoc Shuas) is a commuter village on the eastern outskirts of the city of Inverness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the city centre, between Cradlehall and Culloden, to the south of the Moray Firth. The historic Culloden Battlefield lies 2 miles (3.2 km) away, to the east.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mid-2016 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Westhill , Highland". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 19 October 2020.


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