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Farr ( gd, Fàrr) is a

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

in the county of

Sutherland Sutherland ( gd, Cataibh) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the Highlands of Scotland. Its county town is Dornoch. Sutherland borders Caithness and Moray Firth to the east, Ross-shire and Cromartyshire (later ...

in the Scottish council area of

Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally speaking, upland (or uplands) refers to ranges of hills, typically from up to while highland (or highlands) is ...

. The parish also includes a small hamlet named Farr. The village of

Bettyhill Bettyhill ( gd, Am Blàran Odhar) is a village in the parish of Farr, on the north coast of Scotland. Bettyhill lies on the A836 road west of Thurso and from Tongue. It lies from the village of Skerray; its former fishing port was called ...

lies less than 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 *

Altnaharra Altnaharra ( gd, Allt na h-Eirbhe) is a small hamlet in Sutherland in the Highland region of northern Scotland. The hamlet is on the A836 road, close to its junction with the B873. The nearest villages are Lairg and Tongue. Lochs in the area ...

* Armadale *

Aultiphurst Aultiphurst ( gd, Allt a' Phuirt), in Strathy, Sutherland, is a village in the Scottish Highlands- The name Aultiphurst is a misspelling of , which is Gaelic meaning a "stream" () of the (''a''), port (). Aultiphurst was settled as a clear ...

*Balnacraig *

*Farr (the hamlet) * Lednagullin *

Melvich Melvich (from Norse Mel Vik – "sand dune bay" – rendered into gd, A' Mhealbhaich) is a village in the county of Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland. It is situated on the A836 road, near the mouth of the River Halladale. It has a suc ...

Strathnaver Strathnaver or Strath Naver ( gd, Srath Nabhair) is the fertile strath of the River Naver, a famous salmon river that flows from Loch Naver to the north coast of Scotland. The term has a broader use as the name of an ancient province also kn ...

* Swordly *

Upper Bighouse Upper Bighouse is a remote linear crofting township, which lies on the west bank of the Halladale River in the former county of Sutherland. It is now in the Highland council area. Upper Bighouse is located 4 miles south of Melvich Melvich ( ...

References

Populated places in Sutherland Civil parishes of Scotland

Farr, Sutherland Farr ( gd, 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. The village of Bettyhill lies less than to the west of the hamlet along the A836 road. Pari ...

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