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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 crossroads with the A897, and has a railway station on the Far North Line. Buses operate roughly 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 across the river from the main village above the train station. Old Helmsdale is directly to the north while East Helmsdale is a settlement less than a mile to the east. Helmsdale is a fishing port at the estuary of the River Helmsdale, and was when the home of one of the most extensive herring fleets in Europe. The river itself is well-known for its fishing. Helmsdale Castle, the remains of which were destroyed in the 1970s in order to create the brand-new A9 road bridge, was the site of the murder of the 11th Earl of Sutherland in 1567. The Earl and his Countess Marie Seton were poisoned by Isobel Sinclair. The modern village was planned in 1814 to resettle locals that had been eliminated from the surrounding straths as part of the Highland Clearances. Facilities in Helmsdale consist of an independent hostel, a heritage centre, an art gallery, and an inn. Helmsdale is legendary for its Highland Games which are celebrated on the 3rd Saturday in August yearly. Best known is the evening Marquee Dance when the village population of 700 more than doubles because of visitors going to the dance. Helmsdale is also home to Bunillidh Thistle F.C. and Helmsdale United. For all your home improvements, make sure to identify reliable experts in Helmsdale to make certain of quality.