Kilphedir

Kilphedir
Scottish Gaelic: *Cill Pheadair*
Kilphedir Scottish Gaelic: Cill Pheadair;
	Kilphedir Location 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	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

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 Archived 21 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Scottish National Heritage.

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[1] Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland Archived 21 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Scottish National Heritage.