Ardgay
| Ardgay | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Àird Gaoith | |
| Scots: Airdgay | |
  Ardgay |
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| Population | 585 est in 2009 |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | NH599904 |
| Council area | Highland |
| Lieutenancy area | Sutherland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ardgay |
| Postcode district | IV24 3 |
| Dialling code | 01863 766 or 760 (01863 755 for Craigs) |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
| Scottish Parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Ross |
Coordinates: 57°52′52″N 4°21′46″W / 57.8811°N 4.36288°W
Ardgay (Scottish Gaelic: Àird Gaoith[1] or Àird Ghaoithe)[2] is a small Scottish village on the south west shore of the Dornoch Firth, Sutherland and lies at the entrance to Strathcarron, the valley of the River Carron. In the Highland Council area Ardgay is in Ward 1, the North, West and Central Sutherland ward. The Ardgay & District Community Council[3] serves the area.
Ardgay is served by Ardgay railway station.[4] The hamlet of Kincardine lies less than 1 mile south east along the A836 coast road. National Cycle Route 1[5][6] passes through Ardgay.
References
- ↑ Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland
- ↑ Scottish Gaelic Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) Local Studies - Vol. 22: Cataibh an Ear & Gallaibh (East Sutherland & Caithness).
- ↑ Ardgay & District Community Council
- ↑ Ardgay railway station The station at Ardgay.
- ↑ National Cycle Network Cycle Route 1.
- ↑ NCN route 1 Sustrans Cycle Route 1.
Further reading
- MacGregor, Alasdair Alpin The Goat Wife: Portrait of a Village. London: William Heinemann, 1939.
- --do.--Revised and enlarged. London: Museum Press, 1951.