Kildonan, Sutherland

Kildonan
Kildonan Location within the Highland council area
Population	725 (2011)
OS grid reference	ND025155
Civil parish	Kildonan
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Sutherland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HELMSDALE
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places UK Scotland 58°10′31″N3°51′50″W / 58.1754°N 3.8639°W / 58.1754; -3.8639

Kildonan is a parish in Sutherland, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It is located in the east next to the boundary with Caithness. It has a coast line of about 5 miles, but extends about 25 miles inland. Its main settlement is Helmsdale.

The name means church or chapel of St. Donan in Gaelic. ^[1]

At the 2011 census, the population of the civil parish was 725 (usually resident population), of which more than 90% were in Helmsdale. Only 4.4% had some knowledge of Gaelic, ^[2] whereas in 1891 49% were Gaelic speaking. ^[1]

The area of the parish is 134,532 acres. ^[3]

The community council area, called Helmsdale, covers Kildonan and a large part of the parish of Loth. ^[4]

See also

• List of listed buildings in Kildonan, Highland

References

1. Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, by Francis H. Groome; publ. Thomas C. Jack, Edinburgh,1901. (Article on Kildonan); pp.921-922
2. Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved April 2021. See "Standard Outputs", Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish
3. Census of Scotland 1931. Preliminary Report. Table 17 - Population and Acreage of Civil Parishes alphabetically arranged. Publ. H.M.S.O. 1931
4. Community Councils website is managed on behalf of the Scottish Government www.communitycouncils.scot/community-council-finder Retrieved April 2021