Kilphedir

Kilphedir
Scottish Gaelic: Cill Pheadair
Kilphedir
 Kilphedir shown within the Sutherland area
OS grid referenceNC986184
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Helmsdale
Postcode district KW8 6
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
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Coordinates: 58°08′37″N 3°43′23″W / 58.14355°N 3.72293°W / 58.14355; -3.72293

Kilphedir (from Scottish Gaelic Cill Pheadair, meaning "Peter's church")[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.

References

  1. ↑ Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland. Scottish National Heritage.


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