Farr

Farr Gaelic: Fàrr
Sutherland
Farr Parish Church, now the Strathnaver Museum
Location
Grid reference:	NC721631
Location:	58°32’16"N, 4°11’49"W
Data
Post town:	Thurso
Postcode:	KW14
Dialling code:	01641
Local Government
Council:	Highland

Farr is a small hamlet and vast parish on the north coast of Sutherland. The parish has an area of 416 square miles. Farr has eight neighbouring parishes, namely Kildonan, Clyne and Rogart to the south-east, Lairg to the south-west, Durness and Tongue to the north-west, and the Caithness parishes of Reay and Halkirk to the east.

The village of Bettyhill (otherwise Bettyhill of Farr) lies less than a mile to the west of the hamlet along the A836 road.

Parish of Farr

Villages and hamlets

Villages and hamlets within the parish of Farr include:

• Achiemore
• Achina
• Aultiphurst
• Altnaharra
• Armadale
• Aultiphurst
• Balnacraig
• Bettyhill
• Farr (the hamlet)
• Lednagullin
• Melvich
• Strathnaver
• Swordly
• Upper Bighouse

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