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The county is still very sparsely populated. Its only [[burgh]] is the [[county town]], [[Dornoch]]. Other settlements include [[Brora]], [[Durness]], [[Tongue, Highland|Tongue]], [[Golspie]], [[Helmsdale]], [[Lochinver]] and [[Kinlochbervie]]. |
The county is still very sparsely populated. Its only [[burgh]] is the [[county town]], [[Dornoch]]. Other settlements include [[Brora]], [[Durness]], [[Tongue, Highland|Tongue]], [[Golspie]], [[Helmsdale]], [[Lochinver]] and [[Kinlochbervie]]. |
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*[http://www.visithighlands.com/north/ Information from the Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board] |
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* [http://www.scottish-heirloom.com/sutherland_clan/scottish_clans_history.html History of the Southerland Clan] |
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* [http://www.castles.org/Chatelaine/DUNROBIN.HTM Dunrobin Castle] |
* [http://www.castles.org/Chatelaine/DUNROBIN.HTM Dunrobin Castle] |
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Revision as of 13:44, 13 August 2004
- This article is about the Scottish county of Sutherland. See also Sutherland, New South Wales for the Sydney suburb
Sutherland (also Sutherlandshire) is a traditional county in the north of Scotland, bordering on Caithness to the north and both Ross-shire and Cromartyshire to the south. The name Sutherland comes from the vikings' view of it as the "Sudrland" or South land.
From 1975 Sutherland was a local government district in the Highland Region of Scotland; in 1996 administrative functions were taken over by the Highland unitary council (see: Subdivisions of Scotland). The area is today used as a registration county and a Lieutenancy Area.
The county is still very sparsely populated. Its only burgh is the county town, Dornoch. Other settlements include Brora, Durness, Tongue, Golspie, Helmsdale, Lochinver and Kinlochbervie.