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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]

Westerdale
  • Scottish Gaelic: An Dail Shuas

Dale Mill at Westerdale, seen through Westerdale Bridge
Westerdale
Location within the Caithness area
OS grid referenceND128519
Council area
  • Highland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHalkirk
Postcode districtKW12 6
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
  • Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament
  • Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places
UK
Scotland
58.44681°N 3.49457°W / 58.44681; -3.49457

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]

The River Thurso flows past the village.


References


  1. 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.
  2. Microsoft; Nokia (3 January 2018). "Westerdale, Highland" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. Campbell, H.F. caithness and sutherland. CUP Archive. p. 65. GGKEY:KG538JF8R4E. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. 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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