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 crossroads with the A897, and has a train station on the Far North Line. Buses run roughly every 2 hours Mondays-Saturdays and sometimes 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 across the river from the main village above the railway station. Old Helmsdale is immediately 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 as soon as the home of one of the largest herring fleets in Europe. The river itself is popular for its fishing. Helmsdale Castle, the remains of which were destroyed 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 modern-day village was planned in 1814 to resettle communities that had been cleared away from the surrounding straths as part of the Highland Clearances. Facilities in Helmsdale include things like an independent youth hostel, a heritage centre, an art gallery, and an inn. Helmsdale is widely known 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 due to visitors attending the dance. Helmsdale is additionally home to Bunillidh Thistle F.C. and Helmsdale United. For all of your home improvements, make certain to find reliable experts in Helmsdale to make certain of quality.