West Helmsdale

West Helmsdale
West Helmsdale West Helmsdale shown within the Sutherland area
OS grid reference	ND014154
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Helmsdale
Postcode district	KW8 6
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
List of places UK Scotland

Coordinates: 58°07′00″N 3°40′28″W / 58.11671°N 3.67453°W / 58.11671; -3.67453

West Helmsdale is a small settlement, lying on the right bank of the River Helmsdale, on the east coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Helmsdale lies on the left bank of the River Helmsdale.

A number of small Crofts are still there. Many new ones are springing up from people who have visited Helmsdale and loved it. Most crofts in West Helmsdale date back over 100 years.

Notable people

Roderick Ross (1865–1943) CVO CBE KPM (1865–1943) was Chief Constable of Edinburgh City Police from 1900 to 1935. Born 24 May 1865 the son of a Crofter whose grandfather (his namesake) a Chelsea Pensioner had been evicted out of Kildonan during the Highland Clearances. Ross was born in West Helmsdale in the parish of Kildonan, Sutherland.

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