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Helmsdale is a village on the east coast of Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The village is on the A9 road, at a junction with the A897, and has a train station on the Far North Line. Buses run about every 2 hours Mondays-Saturdays and occasionally on Sundays from Helmsdale to Brora, Golspie, Dornoch, Tain and Inverness in the south and Berriedale, Dunbeath, Halkirk, Thurso and Scrabster in the north. West Helmsdale lies on the river from the main village above the train station. Old Helmsdale is immediately to the north while East Helmsdale is a settlement under a mile to the east. Helmsdale is a fishing port at the estuary of the River Helmsdale, and was when the home of some of the largest herring fleets in Europe. The river itself is popular for its fishing. Helmsdale Castle, the remains of which were destroyed in the 1970s in order to develop the new A9 road bridge, was the setting of the murder of the 11th Earl of Sutherland in 1567. The Earl and his Countess Marie Seton were poisoned by Isobel Sinclair. The present day village was planned in 1814 to resettle locals that had actually been cleared away from the surrounding straths as part of the Highland Clearances. Facilities in Helmsdale feature an independent hostel, a culture centre, an art gallery, and an inn. Helmsdale is renowned for its Highland Games which are hosted on the third Saturday in August annually. Best known is the evening Marquee Dance when the village population of 700 more than doubles due to visitors going to the dance. Helmsdale is additionally the home of Bunillidh Thistle F.C. and Helmsdale United. For all your home refurbishments, be sure to identify respected experts in Helmsdale to make certain of quality.