Kilphedir

Human settlement in Scotland
Kilphedir is located in Sutherland
Kilphedir
Kilphedir
Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid referenceNC986184Council area
  • Highland
Lieutenancy area
  • Sutherland
CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townHelmsdalePostcode districtKW8 6PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°08′37″N 3°43′23″W / 58.14355°N 3.72293°W / 58.14355; -3.72293

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.

The River Helmsdale flows past Kilphedir following the A897 road.

References

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


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