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.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerdale,_Highland
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