Country: | Scotland |
Official Name: | Kildonan |
Os Grid Reference: | ND025155 |
Map Type: | Scotland |
Population: | 725 |
Population Ref: | (2011) |
Civil Parish: | Kildonan |
Unitary Scotland: | Highland |
Lieutenancy Scotland: | Sutherland |
Constituency Westminster: | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Caithness, Sutherland and Ross |
Post Town: | HELMSDALE |
Kildonan is a parish in Sutherland, Scotland. It is located in the east next to the boundary with Caithness. It has a coast line of about 5 miles, but extends about 25 miles inland. Its main settlement is Helmsdale.
The name means church or chapel of St. Donan in Gaelic.[1]
At the 2011 census, the population of the civil parish was 725 (usually resident population), of which more than 90% were in Helmsdale. Only 4.4% had some knowledge of Gaelic,[2] whereas in 1891 49% were Gaelic speaking.[1]
The area of the parish is 134,532 acres.[3]
The community council area, called Helmsdale, covers Kildonan and a large part of the parish of Loth.[4]