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Smithton

Smithton is a residential area on the eastern outskirts of the city of , in the council area of . It is located about 5 km east of the city centre, to the north-east of Westhill, and to the south-west of .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb with 2,210 residents
  • Description: village in Inverness, Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Smithton, Highland” and “Smithton, Inverness”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Culloden House Hotel and Culloden Academy.

Hotel
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

School
is a non-denominational secondary school in , , Scotland. The present enrollment is 1,117 pupils. The catchment area includes , , Smithton, and in the east of Inverness.

The is an area in , Scotland. 5.5 hectares of the site have been designated as an enterprise area for life sciences by the Scottish Government.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westhill and Culloden.

Suburb
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a commuter village on the eastern outskirts of the city of , in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about 3 miles from the city centre, between and , to the south of the .

Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village 4 miles east of in region of the Highlands, nowadays a commuter town for the city, with a population of 3830 in 2022.

Suburb
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was originally the name given to the hall built by Major William Caulfeild, later known as Farmhouse. The name "Cradle" supposedly comes from a pulley-operated lift that was used to hoist drunken guests up to their rooms after they'd had too much red wine.

Smithton

Latitude
57.48196° or 57° 28′ 55″ north
Longitude
-4.14732° or 4° 8′ 50″ west
Population
2,210
Elevation
157 feet (48 metres)
Open location code
9C9QFVJ3+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 348444040
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6640071
Wiki­data ID
Q7545633
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Smithton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Smithton”
  • French: “Smithton”
  • German: “Smithton”
  • Irish: “Baile a‘ Ghobhainn”
  • Irish: “Baile a’ Ghobhainn”
  • Spanish: “Smithton”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Castlehill and Allanfearn.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Smithton Park and Smithton Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Smithton”. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.