Kilphedir

Kilphedir
Scottish Gaelic: Cill Pheadair
Kilphedir Kilphedir shown within the Sutherland area
OS grid reference	NC986184
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Helmsdale
Postcode district	KW8 6
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
List of places UK Scotland

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

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

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