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Helmsdale
Helmsdale is a village on the east coast of Sutherland, in the Highland council region of Scotland. The village is on the A9 road, at a junction with the A897, and has a train station on the Far North Line. Buses run approximately every 2 hours Mondays-Saturdays and occasionally on Sundays from Helmsdale to Brora, Golspie, Dornoch, Tain and Inverness in the south and Berriedale, Dunbeath, Halkirk, Thurso and Scrabster in the north. West Helmsdale lies on the river from the main village above the railway station. Old Helmsdale is directly to the north while East Helmsdale is a settlement under a mile to the east. Helmsdale is a fishing port at the estuary of the River Helmsdale, and was once the home of some of the most extensive herring fleets in Europe. The river itself is popular for its fishing. Helmsdale Castle, the remains of which were knocked down in the 1970s in order to build the new A9 road bridge, was the site of the murder of the 11th Earl of Sutherland in 1567. The Earl and his Countess Marie Seton were poisoned by Isobel Sinclair. The modern village was set out in 1814 to resettle groups that had been removed from the surrounding straths as part of the Highland Clearances. Facilities in Helmsdale include things like an independent hostel, a heritage centre, an art gallery, and an inn. Helmsdale is legendary for its Highland Games which are held on the third Saturday in August yearly. Best known is the evening Marquee Dance when the village population of 700 more than doubles thanks to visitors being at the dance. Helmsdale is also the home of Bunillidh Thistle F.C. and Helmsdale United. For all of your home renovations, make sure to identify reputable contractors in Helmsdale to make certain of quality.