Hilton is a former village located adjacent to Inverness

Inverness

Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...

, Highland

Scottish Highlands

The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...

, Scotland

Scotland

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, and treated as part of Inverness. As the City has no boundaries, a formal annexation has never happened. Like Smithton

Smithton, Inverness

Smithton is a residential area on the eastern outskirts of the city of Inverness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is located about 5 km east of the city centre, to the north-east of Westhill, and to the south-west of Culloden.It is traditionally seen as a working class area due...

, it is widely considered a working class area due to the large amount of council housing which was built there during the Post-War Era

Post-war

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 of the 20th Century.

Schools

The area is served by 2 primary schools, Hilton and Cauldeen. After pupils finish their 7th year of education they usually go to the IRA

Inverness Royal Academy

Inverness Royal Academy is a secondary school located in the Culduthel area of Inverness, Highland, Scotland.- Catchment area :...

(Inverness Royal Academy), although they have the option of attending other schools, at the discretion of the local authority's Education Department.

Services in the Area

In Hilton there are 3 local shops, a pub, a bar/restaurant, a hairdressers', a doctors' surgery, a post office, a butchers', a church, a chip shop, a pharmacy and a local authority service point.

Transport

On weekdays the area enjoys buses into the centre of Inverness departing every 10 minutes from early morning til late in the evening, with a less frequent service being provided at weekends.