Helmsdale

Helmsdale
Scottish Gaelic: *Bun Ilidh*
Scots: *Helmsdal*
Helmsdale Scottish Gaelic: Bun Ilidh; Scots: Helmsdal;
	Helmsdale Location within the Sutherland area
Population	764 (2011)
OS grid reference	ND025155
• Edinburgh	151 mi (243 km)
• London	478 mi (769 km)
Council area	Highland;
Lieutenancy area	Sutherland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HELMSDALE
Postcode district	KW8
Dialling code	01431
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross;
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross;

Helmsdale (Scots: Helmsdal, Scottish Gaelic: Bun Ilidh) 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.

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