Soldier's Cove, Nova Scotia

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Soldiers Cove (Scottish Gaelic: Camus an t-Saighdeir) is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Richmond County on Cape Breton Island . It's named after veterans of the War of 1812 who settled in the area. [1]

The community is located on Nova Scotia Trunk 4 between Barra Head and Hay Cove.

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References

  1. Bruce Furguson. Place names of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Archives. p.628

Coordinates: 45°42′02″N60°44′13″W / 45.70056°N 60.73694°W / 45.70056; -60.73694 (Soldier's Cove, Nova Scotia)