Westhill, Highland

Westhill
Scottish Gaelic: *Cnoc Shuas*
Westhill Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Shuas;
	Looking north-west over the Moray Firth from Westhill
	Westhill Location within the Inverness area
Population	5,470 (mid-2020 est.)[1]
OS grid reference	NH706441
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Inverness
Postcode district	IV2 5
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey;
Scottish Parliament	Inverness and Nairn;

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

"Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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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