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Hello, and welcome to Undiscovered Scotland, the ultimate online guide to Scotland. The site is a combination of visitor guide, accommodation listing and business directory, and aims to show you what the country is really like.
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Helmsdale's
story dates back at least as far as the Vikings, who settled beside the
sheltered mouth of the River Ullie or River Helmsdale. Helmsdale Castle was
built in 1488. The castle was the location of the poisoning of the 11th Earl of
Sutherland in 1567 by his aunt, Isobel Sinclair, to clear the way for her own
son to become Earl. The castle fell into ruin in the 1800s, and the few remains
were swept aside to make way for improvements to the A9 in the 1970s. (more...)
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