West Helmsdale

West Helmsdale
West Helmsdale Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid reference	ND014154
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Sutherland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Helmsdale
Postcode district	KW8 6
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 58°07′00″N3°40′28″W / 58.11671°N 3.67453°W / 58.11671; -3.67453

West Helmsdale in 2008

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. ^[1] The village of Helmsdale lies on the left bank of the River Helmsdale. ^[2]

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.

References

1. Microsoft; Nokia. "West Helmsdale" (Map). Bing Maps . Microsoft. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
2. Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "West Helmsdale, Highland". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 19 October 2020.