West Helmsdale
| West Helmsdale | |
|---|---|
  West Helmsdale Location within the Sutherland area | |
| OS grid reference | ND014154 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Helmsdale |
| Postcode district | KW8 6 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
West Helmsdale is a small settlement[1], lying on the right bank of the River Helmsdale, on the east coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.[2] The village of Helmsdale lies on the left bank of the River Helmsdale.
A number of small Crofts are still there. Many new ones are springing up from people who have visited Helmsdale and loved it. Most crofts in West Helmsdale date back over 100 years.[1]
Community buyout
The Garbh Allt Community Initiative was established in West Helmsdale to buy out the 3,000-acre West Helmsdale Crofting Estate from Sutherland Estates.[citation needed]
Notable people
- Roderick Ross (1865–1943) CVO CBE KPM (1865–1943) was Chief Constable of Edinburgh City Police from 1900 to 1935. Born 24 May 1865 the son of a Crofter whose grandfather (his namesake) a Chelsea Pensioner had been evicted out of Kildonan during the Highland Clearances. Ross was born in West Helmsdale in the parish of Kildonan, Sutherland.
References
- ^ a b Ross, Calum (17 February 2017). "Community buy-out of Highland estate gets £273,025 funding boost". DC Thomson Publishing. The Press and Journal. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "West Helmsdale" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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