Castlehill, Inverness

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Castlehill, Inverness
Castlehill, Inverness

Castlehill (Caisteal Still [1] ) is a residential area in the east of Inverness, which is now part of the Cradlehall and Westhill community. This should not be confused with the hill in the city centre that serves as the site of Inverness Castle. Castlehill area is historically associated with the Cuthbert family, a local clan in Invernesshire.

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History

Castlehill House is situated adjacent to Culloden Road at Castlehill, Inverness. Castlehill House, Inverness - geograph.org.uk - 1475188.jpg
Castlehill House is situated adjacent to Culloden Road at Castlehill, Inverness.

Archaeological investigations at Castlehill, Inverness have identified prehistoric occupation remains, including pits, ceramic material, areas of burning dated to the Neolithic period (roughly 4th millennium BC). [3]

During early and medieval periods, Castlehill including Drakies and Muckovy was under Cuthbert family. According to tradition, the lands of Castlehill were granted to the Cuthbert family by King Kenneth I in the 950s. [4]

Castlehill House is a post-medieval house in the area. The main older part of the house dates probably to the late 18th or early 19th century. No further information regarding it history or relation to the Cuthbert family is available. It is Grade B listed building. [2]

Cardlehall business park, An outside view showing a group of office buildings Cardlehall business park.jpg
Cardlehall business park, An outside view showing a group of office buildings

Present day

Castlehill Care home, a view from outside, Sep 2025 Castlehill Care home.jpg
Castlehill Care home, a view from outside, Sep 2025

Castlehill is now primarily a residential area with several modern housing developments. Castlehill Care Home, located on Castlehill Road, is one of the largest care homes in Inverness. The nearby Cradlehall Business Park holds a range of local businesses.

References

  1. ↑ Watson, William J. (William John) (1904). Place-names of Ross and Cromarty. Cornell University Library. Inverness, The Northern counties printing and publishing company, limited; [etc., etc.] p. 67.
  2. 1 2 "Castlehill House, Inverness". Am Baile. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  3. ↑ "MHG36899 - Prehistoric occupation remains - Castle Hill, Inverness - Highland Historic Environment Record". her.highland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2025-04-13. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  4. ↑ Bulloch, Joseph Gaston Baillie (1908). The Cuthberts, barons of Castle Hill, and their descendants in South Carolina and Georgia;. The Library of Congress. [n.p.]

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