Helmsdale
Helmsdale is a village on the east coast of Sutherland, in the Highland council area 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 roughly every 2 hours Mondays-Saturdays and infrequently 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 train station. Old Helmsdale is directly to the north while East Helmsdale is a settlement barely a mile to the east. Helmsdale is a fishing port at the estuary of the River Helmsdale, and was once the home of one of the largest herring fleets in Europe. The river itself is famous for its fishing. Helmsdale Castle, the remains of which were knocked down in the 1970s in order to construct the brand-new A9 road bridge, was the setting of the murder of the 11th Earl of Sutherland in 1567. The Earl and his Countess Marie Seton were poisoned by Isobel Sinclair. The present day village was set out in 1814 to resettle groups that had actually been removed from the surrounding straths as part of the Highland Clearances. Facilities in Helmsdale include things like an independent youth hostel, a culture centre, an art gallery, and an inn. Helmsdale is well-known for its Highland Games which are run on the third Saturday in August every year. Best known is the evening Marquee Dance when the village population of 700 more than doubles due to visitors attending the dance. Helmsdale is also the home of Bunillidh Thistle F.C. and Helmsdale United. For all your home developments, make certain to identify reliable professionals in Helmsdale to make certain of quality.
