Ardgay ( or Àird Ghaoithe) ["high wind"] is a small Scottish village on the south west shore of the Dornoch Firth, Sutherland. It lies 1 mile south of Bonar Bridge, where the River Carron flows into the Kyle of Sutherland.
In the Highland Council area, Ardgay is in Ward 1, the North, West and Central Sutherland ward. The Ardgay and District Community CouncilArdgay & District Community Council serves the area. Ardgay is also the postal town for the area covered by IV24, even although Bonar Bridge is a larger settlement and provides the Delivery Office for the IV24 local area.
Ardgay is served by Ardgay railway station.Ardgay railway station The station at Ardgay. The hamlet of Kincardine lies less than 1 mile south east along the A836 coast road. National Cycle Route 1National Cycle Network Cycle Route 1.NCN route 1 Sustrans Cycle Route 1. passes through Ardgay.
References
Further reading MacGregor, Alasdair Alpin The Goat Wife: Portrait of a Village. London: William Heinemann, 1939. Stephen Copley, et al. The Kyle of Sutherland: a brief history. Kyle of Sutherland Heritage Society, 2015.
External links Community Council Website Alladale Wilderness Reserve Croick Church KoSH Ardgay based history & cultural society