Kirkhill, Highland

Kirkhill
The B9164, the main street running through Kirkhill
Kirkhill is located in Inverness area
Kirkhill
Kirkhill
Location within the Inverness area
Population750 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNH556453
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Inverness
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townInverness
Postcode districtIV5 7
Dialling code01463
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FireScottish
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57°28′32″N 4°24′34″W / 57.47544°N 4.40953°W / 57.47544; -4.40953

Kirkhill (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Mhoire, meaning "Big Hill") is a small village and civil parish in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is 10 miles (16 km) west of Inverness and 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Beauly, close to the south opening of the Beauly Firth.[2]

The village of Kirkhill encompasses the historic parish of Wardlaw to its north, the two areas merging in 1618.[3]

Kirkhill also has a village hall and primary school, Kirkhill Primary, with a catchment area including Inchmore, Lentran, Drumchardine, Cabrich, Bunchrew, Clunes and Newtonhill.[4]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Kirkhill". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. ^ "MHG31356 - Cemetery, St. Mary's Church, Wardlaw - Highland Historic Environment Record". her.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Kirkhill Primary school". Kirkhill Primary school. Retrieved 28 July 2020.