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Westhill

Westhill 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 .
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  • Type: Suburb with 5,430 residents
  • Description: village in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Westhill, Highland” and “Westhill, Inverness”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre and Inverness Campus.

Museum
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum, which is situated 2 miles east of Westhill.

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. is situated 1½ miles west of Westhill.

Hospital
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a health facility located in , . It serves patients from the local area as well as providing specialist services to patients from across the Highland area. is situated 2 miles west of Westhill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smithton and Cradlehall.

Suburb
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 .

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.

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.

Westhill

Latitude
57.47337° or 57° 28′ 24″ north
Longitude
-4.14112° or 4° 8′ 28″ west
Population
5,430
Elevation
302 feet (92 metres)
Open location code
9C9QFVF5+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 348445009
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11592297
Wiki­data ID
Q774624
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Westhill” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Westhill”
  • Dutch: “Westhill”
  • French: “Westhill”
  • German: “Westhill”
  • Irish: “Cnoc Shuas”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cnoc Shuas”
  • Spanish: “Westhill”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Drumbuie Service Reservoir and Westhill 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 “Westhill”. Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.