Aultiphurst

Aultiphurst
Aultiphurst
 Aultiphurst shown within the Sutherland area
Population 3 
OS grid referenceNC805656
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Thurso
Postcode district KW14
Dialling code 01641
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentCaithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish ParliamentCaithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 58°33′45″N 4°03′20″W / 58.56258°N 4.05553°W / 58.56258; -4.05553

Aultiphurst (Scottish Gaelic: Allt a' Phuirt), in Strathy, Sutherland, is a village in the Scottish Highlands of Scotland.[1][2]

Aultiphurst was settled as a clearance village mostly from the Naver Highland clearances. During the 19th century more than 30 people worked several crofts belonging to the Mackays. The name Aultiphurst is a misspelling of Allt a' Phuirt, which is Gaelic meaning Allt, a stream; a, of the; phuirt, genitive form of 'port' where a boat can land. Given its exposed location to occasional fierce winds from the Arctic, it is poor cropland, and has traditionally been used for grazing sheep, mostly Texels and Cheviot breeds.

The land around Aultiphurst is part of the Strathy Point and Laidnagullin common grazings. This is managed by the grazings committee and is owned by the Scottish Department of Agriculture.

The crofts at Aultiphurst are named "Armadale croft 12, 11, 10, 9 and 8" on the old titles. All the crofts in Aultiphurst and Brawl were associated previously with Armadale. Sheep regularly drown in the wettest parts of the surrounding bogland. Aultiphurst accepts occasional overnight campers.

Aultiphurst is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

See also

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 10 Strath Naver (Bettyhill & Tongue) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319226100.
  2. "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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