Westerdale, Highland

Westerdale Scottish Gaelic: An Dail Shuas
Dale Mill at Westerdale, seen through Westerdale Bridge
Westerdale Location within the Caithness area
OS grid reference	ND128519
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Caithness
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HALKIRK
Postcode district	KW12
Dialling code	01847
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places UK Scotland 58°26′49″N3°29′40″W / 58.44681°N 3.49457°W / 58.44681; -3.49457

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]

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. "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.