Farr, Sutherland
Farr
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 Farr at Far Bay | |
  Farr Location within the Sutherland area | |
| OS grid reference | NC721631 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bettyhill |
| Postcode district | KW14 7 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Farr (Scottish Gaelic: Fàrr) is a parish in the county of Sutherland in the Scottish council area of Highland. The parish also includes a small hamlet named Farr.[1][2] The village of Bettyhill lies less than 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) to the west of the hamlet along the A836 road.
Parish of Farr
Villages and hamlets
The Parish of Farr is defined by the community council areas of 1) Bettyhill, Strathnaver and Altnaharra, 2) Strathy and Armadale and 3) Melvich (including Portskerra, Strath Halladale as far as Forsinard).Villages and hamlets within the parish of Farr include:
- Achiemore
- Achina
- Altnaharra
- Armadale
- Aultiphurst
- Balnacraig
- Bettyhill
- Farr (the hamlet)
- Lednagullin
- Melvich
- Strathnaver
- Swordly
- Upper Bighouse
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 10 Strath Naver (Bettyhill & Tongue) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319226100.
- ^ Gittings, B.M. "The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 15 March 2016.