Helmsdale
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Location within the Sutherland area | |
Population | 764 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | ND025155 |
• Edinburgh | 151 mi (243 km) |
• London | 478 mi (769 km) |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HELMSDALE |
Postcode district | KW8 |
Dialling code | 01431 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Helmsdale (Scots: Helmsdal,[2] Scottish Gaelic: Bun Ilidh)[3] is a village on the east coast of Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The modern village was planned in 1814 to resettle communities that had been removed from the surrounding straths as part of the Highland Clearances.