Helmsdale is a Village in the county of Highland.

Helmsdale postcode: KW8 6JD

Retail in Helmsdale

There are great places to visit near Helmsdale including some great towns, mountains and lakes.

Towns to visit near Helmsdale include Fort William.

Ben Nevis (Beinn Nibheis) is a great place to visit close to Helmsdale if you like mountains.

The area around Helmsdale's best lakes can be found at Loch Linnhe.

Helmsdale History

There are some historic monuments around Helmsdale:

• Strathy, souterrain and remains of pre-Clearance township, Berriedale Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM584
• Wagmore,hut circle 450m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM5702
• Salscraggie Lodge,souterrain 40m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM1884
• Caen Burn West, 935m WNW of Caen Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM13647
• Kilphedir,hut circles & field system 150m-600m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system SM2809
• Eldrable, broch SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1863
• Caen, hut circles and souterrain 982m, 1035m and 1083m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM1841
• Wagmore, homestead 230m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM601
• Kilphedir,hut circles & field system 1260m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system SM2811
• Kilphedir, hut circle and souterrain 450m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM1872
• Kilphedir,hut circle 480m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM2808
• Kilphedir,hut circle 800m NNE of,Helmsdale Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM1871
• Caen,long cairn 460m NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1771
• Caen, long cairn and round cairn 470m and 490m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM1770
• Langwell Water,souterrain & enclosure Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3478
• Kilphedir,hut circle 1260m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM2812
• Kilphedir,hut circle 740m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM2814
• Kilphedir,hut circles & chambered cairns 700m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM290
• Caen,long cairn 530m NW of,Helmsdale Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM432
• Kilphedir,hut circles & field system 750m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system SM2807
• Brae-na-h-eaglaise, chapel and burial ground Ecclesiastical: chapel SM3429
• Kilphedir,hut circle 830m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM2810
• Allt Cille Pheadair,hut circles & clearance cairns Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM2841
• Kilphedir,broch 540m ENE of,Helmsdale Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1870
• St Ninian's Chapel 70m ESE of Naviedale Farm Ecclesiastical: chapel SM2820
• Langwell Water,two enclosures & souterrain Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3442
• Allt a'Bhurg,broch,Ord of Caithness Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM515