Westerdale
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 Dale Mill at Westerdale, seen through Westerdale Bridge | |
  Westerdale Location within the
Caithness area | |
| OS grid reference | ND128519 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HALKIRK |
| Postcode district | KW12 |
| Dialling code | 01847 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Westerdale ( Scottish Gaelic: An Dail Shuas) is a scattered crofting village which lies on the River Thurso, located five miles (eight kilometres) directly south of Halkirk, in Caithness, Highland, Scotland. [1] [2] The B870 road passes through the village. [3]
The 14th century Dirlot Castle is located three miles (five kilometres) south of the village, and was the stronghold of the Sutherlands, [4] Cheynes, Gunns and Mackays throughout its history. [5]
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Westerdale , Highland". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Westerdale, Highland" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Campbell, H.F. caithness and sutherland. CUP Archive. p. 65. GGKEY:KG538JF8R4E. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Gunn, Alastair (2014). Key issues for a Clan Gunn history. Lulu.com. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-291-73503-1. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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Westerdale
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Dale Mill at Westerdale, seen through Westerdale Bridge | |
Westerdale Location within the
Caithness area | |
| OS grid reference | ND128519 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HALKIRK |
| Postcode district | KW12 |
| Dialling code | 01847 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Westerdale ( Scottish Gaelic: An Dail Shuas) is a scattered crofting village which lies on the River Thurso, located five miles (eight kilometres) directly south of Halkirk, in Caithness, Highland, Scotland. [1] [2] The B870 road passes through the village. [3]
The 14th century Dirlot Castle is located three miles (five kilometres) south of the village, and was the stronghold of the Sutherlands, [4] Cheynes, Gunns and Mackays throughout its history. [5]
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Westerdale , Highland". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Westerdale, Highland" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Campbell, H.F. caithness and sutherland. CUP Archive. p. 65. GGKEY:KG538JF8R4E. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Gunn, Alastair (2014). Key issues for a Clan Gunn history. Lulu.com. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-291-73503-1. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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