Westerdale Mill
This is a working mill that Provides Dale House with its electricity. To the south of Halkirk, astride the Thurso River, is the hamlet of Westerdale.An old mill sits beside a bridge across the fast-flowing stream. Nearby is the site of a broch, defensive towers built around the time of the birth of Christ. No doubt fresh Thurso salmon were a welcome adjunct to their daily bread.
A small scattered settlement in Caithness, Westerdale lies on the River Thurso, 5 miles (8 km) south of Halkirk. Buildings of interest include 18th-century Dale House with walled garden and doocot, Westerdale Free Church (1844) and Westerdale Bridge (1834). Westerdale Bridge is a listed property of The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.
