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A view of Helmsdale, Sutherland

Helmsdale Helmsdale is a fishing village on the east coast of Sutherland, at the estuary of the River Helmsdale immediately south of the border with Caithness. The place of the village and its name are ancient, but the village of today was planned and built in 1814 to resettle communities displaced from the surrounding valleys in the Highland Clearances. This village was once the home port of one of the largest herring fleets in Europe. The river itself is well known for its angling. (Read more)