Kilphedir Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Kilphedir
Gaelic Name:Cill Pheadair
Os Grid Reference:NC986184
Map Type:Sutherland
Coordinates:58.1436°N -3.7229°W
Postcode District:KW8 6
Postcode Area:KW

Kilphedir [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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/gaelic/gaelicnorseinthelandscape.pdf Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland