Kilphedir

Summary

Kilphedir (from Scottish Gaelic Cill Pheadair 'Peter's church')[1] is a small remote settlement, which sits in the Strath Ullie valley (known also as Strath of Kildonan) in Helmsdale, Sutherland, east coast of the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Kilphedir
Kilphedir is located in Sutherland
Kilphedir
Kilphedir
Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid referenceNC986184
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHelmsdale
Postcode districtKW8 6
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°08′37″N 3°43′23″W / 58.14355°N 3.72293°W / 58.14355; -3.72293

The River Helmsdale flows past Kilphedir following the A897 road.

References edit

  1. ^ Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland Archived 21 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Scottish National Heritage.