West Helmsdale

West Helmsdale
West Helmsdale is located in Sutherland
West Helmsdale
West Helmsdale
Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid referenceND014154
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHelmsdale
Postcode districtKW8 6
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°07′00″N 3°40′28″W / 58.11671°N 3.67453°W / 58.11671; -3.67453
A road and a few buildings in West Helmsdale.
West Helmsdale in 2008

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

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  • 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

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  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.