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Westhill

Place in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Coordinates:57.155, -2.298
OS grid ref:NJ 82 07
Population:11,600
Dialling code: 01224 (Aberdeen)
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Westhill is a purpose-built town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying a few miles west of Aberdeen. Developed from the 1960s to service the North Sea oil and gas boom, it now combines business parks and modern housing with community facilities such as Westhill Academy, a leisure centre and a busy retail park.

Economically the town hosts energy‑service and technology firms and acts as both a commuter base for Aberdeen and a local employment hub; socially it has an active community life and sports clubs. Historically the area was part of the parish of Skene and remains close to accessible countryside and walking country around Bennachie and Royal Deeside.

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Transport links

  • Aberdeen Airport 5 miles8 km
  • Inverness Airport 70.5 miles113.5 km
  • Dyce Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
  • Aberdeen Railway Station 7.5 miles12.1 km

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Schools in Westhill

  • Crombie School Primary
  • Elrick School Primary
  • Westhill Academy Secondary
  • Westhill Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Tertowie Estate 2 miles3.3 km
  • Gueval Wood Forest 3.3 miles5.3 km
  • Dunecht House Estate 3.8 miles6.2 km
  • Pitmedden House Estate 5.4 miles8.7 km
  • Stoneyhill Wood Forest 6.1 miles9.8 km
  • Hall Forest Forest 6.1 miles9.8 km
  • Dovecot Wood Forest 6.2 miles10 km
  • Logie Wood Forest 6.2 miles10 km
  • Smithy Wood Forest 6.3 miles10.1 km
  • Parkhill House Estate 6.5 miles10.5 km
  • Parkhill Wood Forest 6.6 miles10.6 km
  • Todhill Wood Forest 6.6 miles10.6 km