Elrick ( gd, An Eilreig) is a small village on the A944 road west of the city of

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

, Scotland. The name derives from a Gaelic word meaning a place where

deer Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer ...

were driven for hunting. Elrick is also a common surname in the local area. Stagecoach operate services 5 & 6A to & from the city via Queens Road. Also 218 Alford -Foresterhill - Aberdeen. It is to the south and west of Westhill.

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* Villages in Aberdeenshire Westhill, Aberdeenshire {{Aberdeenshire-geo-stub