West Helmsdale

Human settlement in Scotland
  • Highland
Lieutenancy area
  • Sutherland
CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townHelmsdalePostcode districtKW8 6PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°07′00″N 3°40′28″W / 58.11671°N 3.67453°W / 58.11671; -3.67453

West Helmsdale is a small settlement 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.[1] The village of Helmsdale lies on the left bank of the River Helmsdale.[2]

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

  1. ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "West Helmsdale" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "West Helmsdale, Highland". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 19 October 2020.


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