Kirkhill, Highland

Kirkhill
Scottish Gaelic: *Cnoc Mhoire*
Kirkhill Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Mhoire;
	The B9164, the main street running through Kirkhill
	Kirkhill Location within the Inverness area
Population	750 (mid-2020 est.)
OS grid reference	NH556453
Council area	Highland;
Lieutenancy area	Inverness;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Inverness
Postcode district	IV5 7
Dialling code	01463
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey;
Scottish Parliament	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch;

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.

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

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

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