Farr, Sutherland
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.
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 |
The Farr Stone at the graveyard of the Farr Parish Church, now the Strathnaver Museum
Parish of Farr
Villages and hamlets
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.
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