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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 operate roughly every two 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 railway station. Old Helmsdale is immediately to the north while East Helmsdale is a settlement no more than a mile to the east. Helmsdale is a fishing port at the estuary of the River Helmsdale, and was formerly the home of some of the leading 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 build 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 village was set out in 1814 to resettle communities that had actually been cleared away from the surrounding straths as part of the Highland Clearances. Facilities in Helmsdale contain 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 every year. Best known is the evening Marquee Dance when the village population of 700 more than doubles because of visitors going to the dance. Helmsdale is additionally home to Bunillidh Thistle F.C. and Helmsdale United. For all of your home renovations, be sure to identify respected professionals in Helmsdale to make certain of quality.